Murder trial of former Dallas officer pauses until Monday
Defense attorneys presented their case for about two hours on Saturday
Defense attorneys presented their case for about two hours on Saturday
Amber Guyger, a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor last year, took the stand Friday in her murder trial. Guyger says she mistook Botham Jean's apartment for her own before shooting and killing him. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca joined CBSN with the latest.
Dallas Police Association president says the controversy around fatal shooting have led to threats that prompted them to pay for additional private security for Amber Guyger
Amber Guyger was off-duty when she shot and killed Botham Jean last September
There are new twists in the murder trial of a former police officer in Dallas. Amber Guyger was off duty when she shot Botham Jean last September. She claims she thought the apartment was hers. On Wednesday, a judge blocked jurors from hearing a portion of the testimony supporting her claim. Omar Villafranca reports.
For the first time, jurors in the murder trial of a white former Dallas police officer, who shot and killed her black neighbor, saw video from the scene. The graphic new bodycam footage shows the chaotic moments after Amber Guyger killed Botham Jean in his own home. She claims she mistakenly thought it was her apartment. Omar Villafranca reports.
Disturbing images of a man dying inside his own apartment were played at the murder trial of a former Dallas officer. Amber Guyger says she mistakenly thought the unarmed victim, Botham Jean, was in her apartment. Omar Villafranca reports.
Police partner of former Dallas cop Amber Guyger acknowledged that they had a sexual relationship and exchanged sexually explicit text messages and photos with her the day she shot Botham Jean
A murder trial will start Monday for a former Texas police officer accused of killer her unarmed neighbor. Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean in his apartment last September after Guyger claimed she mistook Jean's apartment for her own. Jean's family spoke to Omar Villafranca in their only broadcast TV interview.
Amber Guyger is heard on a 911 call obtained by a Dallas TV station after killing neighbor Botham Jean in his home
Guyger told investigators she mistook Jean's apartment for her own and thought she'd encountered an intruder
Says city's police chief bowed to pressure from anti-police groups; Amber Guyer is charged in death of neighbor she shot in his apartment
Earlier this month, Amber Guyger was arrested in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean
Dallas Police Chief U. Reneé Hall says taking disciplinary action is a "risk" but one former officer says explanation "doesn’t make any sense"
At one point in the video, Officer Amber Guyger leans down and puts her face in her hands before recomposing herself
Friends and family gathered Thursday for the funeral of Botham Jean, the man shot and killed a week ago in his apartment by an off-duty Dallas police officer who said she mistook the unit for her own. CBS News' Omar Villafranca reports.
Attorney representing Botham Jean's family said search warrant showed investigators were immediately looking for drug paraphernalia
Botham Jean's family doesn't think Officer Amber Guyger is telling the whole story about what happened and reveals how he distinguished his apartment from others
A funeral will be held Thursday for a black man who was shot by a white police officer inside his own apartment in Dallas. Botham Jean was killed last week by off-duty officer Amber Guyger. Omar Villafranca spoke with Jean's family in their first sit-down interview together.
"I don't even know if I want to see him in that state. So affable. So sweet. Botham, my Botham"
The fatal shooting of a black man inside his apartment by a white off-duty officer has sparked protests in Dallas. In an exclusive interview, Botham Jean's family is opening up, and demanding answers. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports.
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Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean after entering the wrong apartment
Dallas police swiftly admitted that a white officer who shot a black man in his own apartment last week had made a mistake
"They heard knocking down the hallway followed by a woman's voice that they believe to be officer Guyger saying, 'Let me in. Let me in,'" attorney Lee Merritt said
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