The officer allegedly shot her neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own, authorities said.
A Dallas police officer who is accused of fatally shooting a neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own will be booked with manslaughter, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall did not name the officer, who had just finished a full shift when the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 6). The victim was identified as Botham Shem Jean, a St. Lucia native who graduated from Harding University in Arkansas and worked at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Dallas.
Police did not comment on whether the officer mistook Jean for an intruder. The department placed the officer on leave during the shooting investigation.
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