Police officer who shot neighbour after 'mistakenly' entering his apartment now claims he ignored her 'verbal commands'
Amber Guyger says she shot her neighbor whose home she mistakenly entered after he ignored her "verbal commands," according to an affidavit.
The Dallas police officer charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting a man in his own apartment says she took the drastic step after the victim, Botham Shem Jean, 26, ignored her verbal commands.
On Thursday night, Amber Guyger walked into Jean's apartment in uniform, mistaking it for her own, after returning from a 12-hour shift. She said she fired her gun twice at Jean, who died later at a nearby hospital, only after he ignored her "verbal commands," according to a Texas Rangers arrest affidavit released Monday.
On Monday, about 150 people marched to the Dallas police headquarters to protest Jean's death along with that of Jorge Olguin, who was allegedly killed by a security guard after a dispute at a family party earlier this month.