Dallas • A white police officer accused of fatally shooting her black neighbor inside his own apartment has been dismissed, the police department announced Monday.
The Dallas Police Department fired Officer Amber Guyger on Monday, weeks after she fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean inside his own apartment on Sept. 6. Court records show Guyger said she thought she had encountered a burglar inside her own home.
Guyger was arrested on a preliminary charge of manslaughter days after the shooting. She is out on bond.
Guyger was a four-year veteran of the police force.