'There was no reason for her to be murdered'
James Smith, Jefferson’s 62-year-old neighbor who called the police for a wellness check when he saw Jefferson’s open door,“It makes you not want to call the police department. Because not just Dallas or other incidents, if you don’t feel safe with the police department, then who do you feel safe with?” Smith said. “Do you just ignore crime or ignore something that’s not right? They tell you if you see something, say something.
, a Black man who worked as an accountant and served as a church choir director. Throughout the trial, Guyger claimed she mistook Jean’s apartment for her own, entered it, and shot and killed him as he sat on his own couch eating ice cream.
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