White Texas cop who shot Black neighbor is charged with manslaughter – Officer Amber Guyger claims she killed Botham Jean when she walked into his apartment by mistake on her way back from work
‘White Texas cop Amber Guyger CLAIMS she gunned down a Black man when she walked into his apartment by mistake, a year after she was involved in another shooting’
Officer Amber Renee Guyger was charged with manslaughter in Dallas on Sunday
Guyger, 30, a White female police officer with Dallas PD was accused of shooting her 26-year-old neighbor Botham Jean on ThursdayÂ
Guyger, who is a member of an elite police unit said she returned home from shift and entered the wrong apartment mistakenly
As some ask if there is a personal angle, Guyger who moved into the apt complex a month ago claims she had never met Jean
Police reports said the officer returned home in her uniform after a shift and then called dispatch to say she had shot a man.
Texas Rangers took over the investigation and arrested her over the weekendÂ
Guyger posted bond of $300,000 and was expected to be released late Sunday
Was allowed to leave jail by the rear door avoiding perp walk for gathered press
Kaufman County is directly southeast of Dallas County, where the shooting occurred.
In Texas, the penalty for a manslaughter conviction is between two and 20 years in prison.
The Texas Rangers, who took over the investigation on Friday, said the investigation is ongoing and declined to offer further information about the case. The Rangers, a law enforcement group equivalent to state police, ran the investigation to avoid the appearance of any potential bias, Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall said at a press conference on Friday.



Trigger happy? 26-year-old Dallas based accountant Botham Jean, [right], was shot dead by Officer Renee Guyger [left] in his apt in south Dallas on Thursday night. Guyger said she entered the apartment thinking it was her own,
Renee Guyger’s booking record [image], which was scrubbed in less than an hour after she made bail
Anguish of bereaved mom: Allison Jean raises her hands in the air as she leans on her 15-year-old son, Grant [left], during a prayer service for her son at the West Church of Christ in Dallas, TX., on Sunday
Happier times: Botham Jean seen with his mom and sister in a Facebook photo
Authorities believe Guyger was confronted by Jean [L-R], who then pulled her gun and shot him
A neighbor posted the video yielding this still image of the deadly shooting of Botham Jean by officer Amber Guyger on Aug 6. A uniformed Guyger is seen crying into her phone after the incident
After the female officer walks away, paramedics wheel out the home owner on a gurney while trying to revive him
The policewoman moved into the South Side Flats about a month ago but had never met Jean. According to police, she returned home in her uniform after a shift and then called dispatch to say she had shot a man.
People who know the young accountant, including his alma matar, said was a devout Christian who regularly led worship when he was at Harding University, a private Christian institution
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