'I Hate Myself,' Former Dallas Police Officer Who Killed Neighbor Tells Jurors
In her first public comments about the shooting, Amber Guyger says she was scared Botham Jean was going to kill her when she shot him in his home last September.
by Tanya Ballard Brown
Sep 27, 2019
2 minutes
Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger took the stand on Friday, testifying that she was "scared to death" when she fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor in his apartment last year. She has said she entered Botham Jean's apartment — which was directly above hers — by mistake.
Guyger, 31, is charged with murder in the death of 26-year-old Botham Jean, a Dallas accountant and native
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