The unthinkable happened one quiet night, setting the stage for a tragic and controversial series of events that would grip the nation.
Amber Guyger, a Dallas police officer, was just finishing a long shift on the night of September 6, 2018. As she returned home, tired and weary, she walked into what she thought was her apartment.
The door was slightly ajar, and inside was a man she didn’t recognize. In a split-second decision, fueled by fear and training, she drew her weapon and fired. It wasn’t until moments later that the devastating realization hit her—she wasn’t in her apartment at all. She had entered the apartment of 26-year-old Botham Jean, who was sitting in his own home, completely unaware of the impending tragedy.
The public response to the shooting was immediate and intense. The image of Jean, a young Black man, killed in his own home by a white police officer, struck a deep chord across the United States.
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