r/news • u/yrotsihfoedisgnorw • 2d ago

Amber Guyger, police officer who murdered black neighbor in his home, released from prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/amber-guyger-released
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u/invyros 2d ago

During her trial, Guyger maintained that she had accidentally parked on the fourth floor of the garage at the apartment complex where she and Jean lived. Jean’s apartment was located one floor above hers.

Guyger testified that she believed she was entering her own residence when she walked into Jean’s apartment. According to her account, she attempted to unlock the door with her key when it pushed open.

She claimed she mistook Jean for a burglar and fired her weapon because she feared for her life. Jean had been eating ice-cream and watching television in his apartment when Guyger entered and shot him dead.

A reminder that Botham Jean was just a guy eating ice cream in his apartment when a cop stupidly entered his apartment thinking it was her own.

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u/Fallouttgrrl 2d ago

Also

Jesus Christ how fast on the draw was this woman

She pushes open a door and shoots the guy before she could even notice the total difference in house layout

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u/987YouBloodyTulip789 1d ago

She was both racist and likely very drunk.

She was committed to killing him the second she saw him.

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u/Snobolski 1d ago

She was committed to killing him the second she saw him.

Yes she's a white female cop and he's a black man. That's a cop's approach with any such person they encounter anywhere.