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Dallas Police Officer Found Guilty Of Murder In Death Of Botham Jean

A jury has found Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, guilty of murder in the death of her neighbor, 26-year-old Botham Jean, after she walked into his apartment thinking it was her own.

Guyger had testified that when she entered Jean’s apartment after work, she thought he was an intruder in her home.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley gets the latest from Syeda Hasan (@syedareports), reporter for KERA.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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