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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts) Tue Sep 11, 2018, 03:38 PM Sep 2018

Witness reveals apparent last words of man shot dead by cop, lawyer says

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Dallas police headquarters Monday evening to demand justice for Botham Jean, the 26-year-old who was shot inside his own apartment last Thursday by off-duty police officer Amber Guyger. Guyger has been charged with manslaughter, but demonstrators say that's not enough.

Her case now heads to a grand jury where her charges could be bumped up to murder, reports CBS News' Omar Villafranca.

According to an arrest warrant, Guyger told investigators that she went to what she thought was her third floor apartment. Instead, she went to Jean's fourth floor apartment directly above hers. Guyger says her door was "ajar" and saw a "large silhouette" inside.

After giving"verbal commands that were ignored," she fired her handgun twice, striking Jean once in the torso. It wasn't until Guyger "turned on the…lights" and "called 911" that she realized she was "at the wrong apartment.""We will make certain that justice is done in this case," said Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson.

Attorneys for Jean's family say two witnesses told them details that contradict Guyger's account.

"They heard knocking down the hallway followed by a woman's voice that they believe to be officer Guyger saying, 'Let me in. Let me in,'" attorney Lee Merritt said.

The family's attorneys say one of the witnesses then heard gunshots followed by a man's voice.

"What we believe to be the last words of Botham Jean which was 'Oh my god, why did you do that?'" Merritt said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/witness-reveals-apparent-last-words-of-man-shot-dead-by-cop-lawyer-says/ar-BBNb2sz?li=BBnb7Kz

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Witness reveals apparent last words of man shot dead by cop, lawyer says (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 OP

I read that last night.. :( Cha Sep 2018 #1

I live in a condo mythology Sep 2018 #2

Kick. Iggo Sep 2018 #3

Not sure how to post a link off FB here Runningdawg Sep 2018 #4

Cha

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1. I read that last night.. :(

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 03:44 PM

Sep 2018

Botham Jean's door was unlocked, lights were off when Officer Amber Guyger mistook his apartment for hers, official says

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The Dallas police officer who killed 26-year-old Botham Jean in his own apartment got inside because the door wasn’t locked, a law enforcement official said Sunday.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-police/2018/09/09/botham-jeans-door-unlocked-amber-guyger-mistook-apartment-official-says

So.. the police are going with a different story than the witnesses. Killed because she "came off a 15 hour shift" and "he left his door unlocked and she didn't notice the RED DOORMAT."

Family disputes official account of the moments before Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean

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One attorney, Lee Merritt, said two independent witnesses had come forward to say they heard knocking on the door in the hallway before the shooting. Merritt said one witness reported hearing a woman's voice saying, "Let me in, let me in." Then they heard gunshots, he said.

Lawyers for Jean's family disputed the narrative in the arrest warrant affidavit at a news conference streamed live by WFAA-TV (Channel 8) Monday evening, saying Jean was a meticulous man who wouldn't have neglected to close and lock his door.

After the gunshots, one of the witnesses reported hearing what she thought was a man's voice saying, "Oh my God, why did you do that," Merritt said.

This affidavit is very self-serving," said lawyer Benjamin Crump, who is also representing the family. "Botham Jean is not here to give his version of what happened because he's dead."

More..
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-police/2018/09/10/affidavit-amber-guyger-says-saw-silhouette-heading-dark-apartment-shot-silhouette-after-commands-ignored

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11119826

Bo Jean

mythology

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2. I live in a condo

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 03:45 PM

Sep 2018

Literally outside of when moving lots of stuff, I have never left my door ajar. Her story still isn't credible. Yes eyewitness testimony is often wrong, but cops also often lie, even when wearing body cameras.

I still think the most likely answer is that they had a relationship that went bad. Why else would she be banging on the door? If her key wouldn't work, who was she thinking would open the door if she lives alone?

Iggo

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3. Kick.

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Tue Sep 11, 2018, 03:50 PM

Sep 2018

Runningdawg

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4. Not sure how to post a link off FB here

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Sep 11, 2018, 06:22 PM

Sep 2018

but surely someone has seen it and can -
The video shows why a door in that apt complex cannot be ajar. A current resident shows that the door will slam shut on its own, much like most hotel room/dorm rooms.

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