A policeman who shot a man said that she mistakenly entered her apartment. His family does not believe him.

By Deanna Paul and Kristine Phillips | The Washington Post

A Dallas policeman on leave told the authorities that she thought she had discovered a burglar in her unlit apartment on Thursday. That's why she fired her service weapon on Botham Shem Jean, according to a sworn statement issued Monday by police after prosecutors formally accused Amber Guyger of manslaughter.

According to new documents, Guyger, 30, told Texas Ranger David Armstrong that his door was ajar when she arrived at his downtown Dallas apartment. She saw a "big figure" inside, fired her handgun and gave "verbal commands that were ignored" by Jean 26. Guyger pulled the trigger to hit Jean on the chest. He died hours later.

Guyger told investigators that she had called 911, lighting up the lights during the call first. "When asked where she was by emergency dispatchers, Guyger went back to the front door to look at the address and discovered that she was lying there." in the wrong apartment, "said the affidavit.

A video taken from outside the building shows the policeman on the phone, pacing the outside of the apartment and crying. Paramedics were then seen moving a man onto a stretcher and doing CPR exercises.

Mr. Guyger voluntarily surrendered to the Kaufman County Sheriff's Department on Sunday night, as appeals for his arrest intensified and he was accused of giving deferential treatment to one of their relatives. . Death has also become a rallying cry for defenders of police brutality.

Despite the arrest, Jean's mother, Allison Jean, said that several questions remained unanswered.

"The number one answer I want is:" What happened? Allison Jean told reporters Monday. "I asked too many questions and it was said that there was no answer yet. I look forward to seeing the powers in place to find the answers that will allow me to be more satisfied that they are doing what is in the interest of getting justice for Botham. "

Officials were unobtrusive Monday about what happened in Jean 's apartment, the physical and mental state of the agent at that time, the 39; influence of a controlled substance. so quick to use lethal force.

It is still unclear why the investigators waited three days before loading Guyger with manslaughter.

Dallas police chief Reneé Hall said his office was in the process of obtaining an arrest warrant but was postponed after the Texas Ranger division, a separate agency, took over the case and asked for additional time to investigate.

A grand jury will ultimately decide final charges against Guyger and may consider charges such as murder, a first degree felony or the slightest charge of manslaughter, a second degree felony.

However, Lee Merritt, a lawyer representing the Jean family, told the Washington Post that Guyger's claims in the affidavit were inconsistent with the evidence presented to the public prosecutor. "There are witnesses who said that before the shots, they had heard the officer knock on the door and say repeatedly" Let me in ".

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson has vowed rigor and fairness as her office prepares to present the case.