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    Jury Selection Set To Begin In Case Of Ex-Dallas Cop Who Killed Black Neighbor

    The defense team for the white former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black neighbor last September is expected to argue she was defending herself and the killing was a mistake.
    by Wade Goodwyn Sep 06, 2019 2 minutes
    Allison Jean, mother of Botham Shem Jean, stands at a press conference with family and church members at Greenville Avenue Church of Christ on Sept. 13, 2018 in Richardson, Texas.

    Jury selection is set to begin Friday for the white former Dallas police officer who shot and killed her unarmed black neighbor in his apartment last year. Amber Guyger said she entered the apartment by mistake and thought 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean was a burglar.

    Guyger, a four-year police veteran who was fired last year, was after the Sept. 6, 2018, slaying of.

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