Video Shows Cop Who Killed Neighbor Getting Booked After Shooting
According to court documents, Guyger, 30, mistook his apartment for her own and thought she encountered a burglar. Guyger is out of jail on a $300,000 bond, but Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson is taking the case to a grand jury.
At one point in the video, Guyger leans down and puts her face in her hands before recomposing herself.
An attorney for Jean’s family said a police affidavit shows investigators immediately sought evidence to discredit the victim. “They immediately began looking to smear him,” said Lee Merritt.
A police affidavit shows that officers seized, among other items, 10.4 grams of marijuana and a marijuana grinder from Jean’s apartment. Merritt said the search warrant showed investigators were immediately looking for drug paraphernalia, CBS Dallas / Fort Worth reports.
Guyger says the door was “ajar” and inside noticed “the apartment interior was nearly completely dark.”
“To hear that his door was open, he would never — and have the lights off — he would never do that,” Allisa, Botham’s sister, told CBS News’ Omar Villafranca. “He was like me. He does not like the dark.”
The family says Botham placed a red carpet in front of his door to distinguish his apartment from others.
“He made sure to let everyone know this is mine – it’s my red carpet,” Allisa said.
Earlier Thursday, friends and family gathered for Jean’s funeral Thursday. Hundreds of people filed in to the service honoring the 26-year-old’s life and legacy. Scattered among the group of well-wishers was Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins, Bishop T.D. Jakes and Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall.
After the funeral, area religious leaders expressed their outrage at the killing. Sammie Berry, an elder and pulpit minister at Jean’s church, says the family cannot rest until justice is served and Guyger is punished “to the fullest extent of the law.” He described Jean’s death as a tragedy that could have been avoided and said the group wants to know why Guyger has not been fired.
He says they “cannot let Bo become another statistic.”
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