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Dallas Police Officer Kills Man In His Apartment, Says She Thought It Was Her Home

The Dallas police chief says she plans to charge the unnamed officer with manslaughter. The victim, 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean, is being remembered as a devout, joyful man.

A police officer in Dallas shot and killed a young man inside his own apartment on Thursday night, saying later that she mistakenly believed she had entered her own home.

Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall

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