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The indictment of #AmberGuyger comes more than two months after she was arrested in the shooting death of #BothamShemJean at the Dallas apartment complex where both lived -- a killing that sparked days of protests. Guyger was arrested after the September shooting and charged with #manslaughter by the Texas Rangers, the lead investigative agency, Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said at a news conference. When asked why the grand jury indicted Guyger on the more serious offense of murder, Johnson replied, "We presented the evidence and we explained the law." Johnson said murder constitutes someone "intentionally and knowingly" committing a crime, whereas manslaughter involves "recklessly doing something." "At the moment of the shooting it was a knowing ... offense," Johnson said. The court records Friday showed both a manslaughter and murder charge entered in Guyger's file, but a clerk of court clerk confirm...

Police say Amber Guyger shot 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean after mistaking his Dallas apartment for her own. Police in Texas have identified the officer accused of fatally shooting a man after entering his apartment , allegedly mistakenly believing it to have been her own. Dallas officer Amber Guyger, who has been a member of the local police force for at least four years, was in uniform but off-duty when authorities said she entered 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean’s apartment just before 10 p.m. Thursday. It’s not clear what, if any, interaction the two people had before Guyger discharged her gun and then called 911. Guyger, who had been returning home from her shift, was required to provide a blood sample for drug and alcohol testing, police said. FACEBOOK Botham Shem Jean, 26, was fatally shot inside of his Dallas apartment on Thursday by an off-duty police officer, authorities said. On Saturday, the Texas Rangers, which is now handling the investigation, decided...