TX - Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, indicted for Murder of Botham Shem Jean #5

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: She was within 10 yards of him, and he starts approaching her. And she acts as any LEO would, when encountering a burglar suspect.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: AG was what she thought was her apartment when she encountered an intruder. ... It's dark in there and she is going from a well-lit hallway to a dark apartment....she's got tunnel vision. She's not looking to see if her little table is there.

 

[ilovewings]

why would his apt be dark?

 

[VAgirlatheart]

Didn’t you hear, Obstruction of Justice doesn’t exist anymore

 

[Jax49]

SMDH

Defense is claiming he advanced on her.

 

[gitana1]

So far, I'm not impressed. Seems they are claiming she was "tense" & "on alert" because of her job. moo

So she should have been more aware and cautious.

 

[Hraefn]

She has tunnel vision. She's in her apartment. 'My God there is a man in my apartment' and he's twice her size. ... he drowns her out and he's yelling "HEY HEY HEY." It's happening like this *snaps fingers*. ... 'Why's he not stopping? Why's he coming at me? Why is the display on my weapon not working? He must have a weapon. He must want to kill me because I caught him burglaring my apartment.' And he's within 15 feet, he's getting closer. ... 'I'm displaying a gun, I'm wearing a police uniform. He must have meant to kill me.' And she fires her police weapon.

He says the second shot went in an upward angle from recoil because she shot quickly back to back shots.
He says Jean was 15 feet from the doorway when he was shot. His flip flops were on the floor, and used to approximate where he was. He says the flip flops were away from the couch.

 

[Lillymac]

Amber owned a dog and we'd asked why she didn't react to the dog not greeting her. Turns out the dog had been left with a relative (per Defense OS).

Thanks. Had not heard she had a dog.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: The physical evidence shows that he was coming towards Amber, probably 13 feet away, he was coming towards her as an intruder.
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The adrenaline, the fear, turns to horror as she starts processing 'Oh my god, that's not my ottoman," etc.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: You'll hear her on the 911 call 'I need EMS,' she sees where he's shot. She knows she can't do anything for him because of where he was shot.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: She wants help. She knows she can't physically help this man. She knows his best chance is for EMS to come. She says, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' She knows she made a tragic mistake, but it's not out of evil...it's out of life, it's out of human errors.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. atty says on the 911 call you can hear the officers are struggling to find AG and Jean because the apartment complex is so confusing. Then says she does turn to Mark [Rivera] because that's her rock. She just wants help.

 

[Hraefn]

Def. OS: Her actions show a woman devastated, just absolutely devastated by what just happened.
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[The state] is holding Amber to an impossible standard. ... She made a mistake, how awful and tragic, but innocent.

 

[Jax49]

Amber will testify??? Defense just said "you'll hear from Amber".

 

[Hraefn]

(O/T Mullis was found guilty of first degree murder if anyone was watching that trial too.)

 

[Hraefn]

Opening statements have concluded. First witness is approaching the stand.

 

[Lillymac]

Def. OS: You'll hear her on the 911 call 'I need EMS,' she sees where he's shot. She knows she can't do anything for him because of where he was shot.

He was probably gone already. And when she told the 911 operator he was shot upper left, the operator probably knew as well. jmo

 

[Hraefn]

First witness is Jean's older sister, 9 year age difference.
They had a close relationship, to the point where they were best friends. They spoke almost every day.

 

[Wishbone]

My feed was interrupted for a verdict in the IA v. Mullis case. I am trying to pull up the Law and Crime feed.

guilty murder 1

 

[Hraefn]

Jean started a singing group at the high school, and was involved singing in his church.