DALLAS — Evidence from the trial of a former Dallas police officer convicted of killing her neighbor has fueled new questions about whether accused officers are treated differently than other suspects, including testimony that a camera in the cruiser where the officer sat after the shooting was flipped off and...
Witness in Guyger Murder Case Killed in Shooting
DALLAS — Dallas' mayor has asked the public to avoid speculating about the fatal shooting of a witness in the recent trial of a former police officer who was convicted of murder in the killing of her upstairs neighbor. Mayor Eric Johnson said on Twitter Sunday that he trusts the police will...
Slain Man’s Brother Hugs Dallas Cop After She Gets 10 Years
DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer who said she mistook a neighbor’s apartment for her own and fatally shot him in his living room was sentenced Wednesday to a decade in prison in a stunning courtroom scene that included the dead man’s brother and the black judge embracing the...
Dallas Officer's Frantic 911 Call After Shooting Unarmed Man Obtained
DALLAS — The former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher "I thought it was my apartment" nearly 20 times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive, according to a recording of the call obtained by a Dallas...
Texas Officer Faces Manslaughter Charge in Neighbor's Death
DALLAS — A white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home and later said she mistook his apartment for her own parked on the wrong floor of the complex's garage after getting home from work that night, the city's mayor said. Mayor Mike Rawlings...