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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 25 sepTember 2018

Dallas police officer accused in neighbor's death fired

By RYAN TARINELLI destroy public respect and
DALLAS (AP) — A white confidence in the Depart-
police officer accused of ment or officer." When an
fatally shooting her black officer has been arrested
neighbor inside his own for a crime, adverse con-
apartment was fired Mon- duct is often cited in the of-
day for being arrested for ficer's termination, he said.
manslaughter in the slay- Attorneys for Jean's family,
ing, the Dallas Police De- along with protesters, have
partment said. been calling for Guyger,
Police Chief U. Renee Hall a four-year veteran of the
dismissed Officer Amber force, to be fired since the
Guyger during a hearing shooting. The family's attor-
Monday, according to the neys released a statement
statement posted on Twit- saying they see the termi-
ter . nation as an initial victory.
Guyger is charged with "However, we are commit-
manslaughter in the Sept. ted to seeing through the
6 shooting that left 26-year- next steps of the process
old Botham Jean dead. of a proper murder indict-
Court records show Guyger ment, conviction and ap-
said she thought she had propriate sentencing," the
encountered a burglar in- statement said.
side her own home. She Dallas County District Attor-
turned herself in three days ney Faith Johnson has said
later , and is currently out the case will be present-
on bond. ed to a grand jury, which
"An Internal Affairs investi- could decide a more se- This file photo provided by the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office shows Amber Renee Guyger.
gation concluded that on rious charge than man- Associated Press
September 9, 2018, Officer slaughter.
Guyger #10702, engaged One of the family's attor- which was unlocked and drew her weapon and fired tested for alcohol and
in adverse conduct when neys, Lee Merritt, said Jean slightly ajar, it opened, ac- twice. drugs, according to Hall.
she was arrested for Man- was being buried Monday cording to the affidavit. She called 911. Asked Authorities have not re-
slaughter," the statement in St. Lucia. Inside, the lights were off, where she was, she re- leased results. Dallas May-
said. It doesn't explain what There are conflicting nar- and she saw a figure in the turned to the front door to or Mike Rawlings said he
"adverse conduct" means. ratives over what led up to darkness that cast a large see she was in the wrong agrees with the decision to
Later, Dallas police spokes- the shooting. silhouette across the room, unit, according to the af- fire Guyger. "The swift termi-
man Sgt. Warren Mitchell Guyger told investigators according to the officer's fidavit. The 911 tapes have nation of any officer who
said in a written response that she had just ended a account. not been released. engages in misconduct
that adverse conduct is shift when she returned in Guyger said she conclud- But according to an affi- that leads to the loss of in-
"conduct which adversely uniform to the South Side ed her apartment was be- davit for a search warrant nocent life is essential if the
affects the moral or effi- Flats apartment complex ing burglarized and gave Jean "confronted the offi- Dallas Police Department
ciency of the Department where she lived. verbal commands to the cer at the door." is to gain and maintain the
or which has a tendency She said when she put her person, who ignored them. After the shooting, Guyger's public trust," Rawlings said
to adversely affect, lower, key in the apartment door, The affidavit said she then blood was drawn to be in a statement.q