Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger now eligible for parole six years after murder
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FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2019, file photo, fired Dallas police officer Amber Guyger becomes emotional as she testifies in her murder trial in Dallas. A Texas appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of Guyger, who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting her neighbor in his home. A panel of three state judges on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, ruled that a Dallas County jury had sufficient evidence to convict Guyger of murder in the 2018 shooting of Botham Jean. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool, File)
DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) – The former Dallas police officer convicted of murdering Botham Jean in his apartment six years ago is eligible for parole on Monday.
Amber Guyger, who shot and killed Jean in September 2018, attracted national attention and sparked protests around the city.
“She’s caused my family tremendous, tremendous hurt, tremendous pain,” said Allison Jean, Botham’s mother. “She ought to remain where she is.”…
