The former Dallas police officer who fatally shot Botham Jean in his own home says in 911 call she thought it was her apartment
, identifies herself as an off-duty officer and says"I thought I was in my apartment and I shot a guy thinking that he was ... thinking it was my apartment.”Guyger replied: “Yes, I thought it was my apartment. I’m f-----. Oh my God. I'm sorry.”
The Dallas Police Department said in a statement Tuesday that it did not authorize the release of the recording of Guyger's call following the shooting of Botham Jean and have launched an internal investigation into how it was obtained by WFAA. The department said that it has received numerous open records requests for the recording but that it did not release it, citing the law enforcement exception for a pending criminal investigation granted by the Texas attorney general.over the Sept. 6 killing of Jean in his apartment, which was one floor above hers.
Guyger, who is white, said she was returning from her shift and was dressed in her uniform on the night she allegedly mistook Jean’s apartment for her own, according to an arrest warrant. She claimed that his door was slightly ajar and that it opened when she tried to unlock it. Guyger told investigators she thought she had encountered an intruder and that"the person did not follow her commands.
Jean, a 26-year-old native of St. Lucia, died at the hospital. His mother, Allison Jean, has said that he had moved to Dallas to work for accounting and consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.Guyger's trial is expected to begin in September.
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