A family of a man killed in his apartment lawsuits Dallas and the dismissed police officer

DALLAS, Texas –

The family of an unarmed black man who was shot in his own apartment by a former white police officer in Dallas sued the federal government on Friday.

The complaint alleges that Amber Guyger used excessive force when she shot down on September 6 inside her apartment Botham Jean, a 26-year-old St. Lucia resident, according to her record. and thought that she had met an intruder.

Guyger and the city of Dallas are named as defendants in the lawsuit. Jean's parents, Bertrum Jean and Allison Jean, are on the list of applicants.

Guyger was arrested and charged with manslaughter several days after the shooting and has since been fired from the Dallas Police Department. The lawsuit alleges that the department did not adequately train Guyger, who had ended his work before the shot.

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The dispute is that Guyger was acting under his mandate as a Dallas officer during the murderous meeting.

"The agent Guyger was poorly trained and, therefore, adopted the defective DPD policy: use lethal force even when there is no immediate threat of harm to oneself or to others, "said the prosecution.

There are still contradictory accounts of what led to the deadly shooting.

According to an affidavit prepared by the Texas Rangers, Guyger went to the wrong apartment after finishing his shift on September 6th. According to the document, the door was open and Guyger opened it.

Inside, the lights were off and a silhouette in the darkness that drew a large figure across the room, according to Guyger. She said that she thought her apartment was being burgled and gave verbal orders to the person, who ignored them.

She then pulled out her gun and fired twice, hitting Jean once on the chest, according to the affidavit. The complaint indicated that Guyger did not provide emergency assistance to Jean after the shots.

Lee Merritt, one of Jean's family lawyers, has questioned Guyger's account. Merritt testified that two independent witnesses told him that he had heard a knock on the hallway before the shooting.

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He stated that a witness had heard a woman's voice say, "Let me in! Let me in!"

The Dallas police refused Friday to comment on the dispute, as did Guyger's criminal lawyer, Robert Rogers.

Jean was not the first person shot by the former officer.

Gugyer injured Uvaldo Perez on May 12, 2017, while she was on duty. An affidavit in the case against Perez stated that the police were looking for a suspect when Guyger and another officer were called to help a third. Perez came out of a car and became combative with Guyger and another officer.

A fight started and she opened fire after Perez got rid of her Taser.

According to the complaint filed Friday, Guyger did not need to receive any psychological counseling as a result of the 2017 shootout, for which she was not charged.