In Dallas, Texas, a key witness in the murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was shot to death outside his apartment Friday. Joshua Brown lived across the hall from Botham Jean, a black 26-year-old accountant who was shot and killed in 2018 inside his own apartment by Guyger, a white woman who was off duty at the time. During the trial, Brown gave emotional testimony about hearing gunshots the night of Jean’s murder. Officials have not yet identified a suspect in Brown’s murder. Attorney Lee Merritt, who represented the Jean family in the trial, wrote in social media that Brown’s testimony played a key role in challenging Guyger’s account of the incident and claims that she had shouted commands at Botham before shooting him. A court last week sentenced Guyger to 10 years in prison for shooting and killing Jean. She faced up to 99 years.
Joshua Brown, Key Witness in Dallas Police Murder Trial, Shot Dead
HeadlineOct 07, 2019