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This September 21, 2017, photo provided by Harding University in Search, Ark., Shows Botham Jean leading the worship at a presidential reception in Dallas. Authorities said Friday, September 7, 2018 that a Dallas policeman who was returning home after work shot and killed Jean, a neighbor, after saying he took his apartment for his. The officer called the dispatch to report that she had shot the man Thursday night, police said. (Jeff Montgomery / Harding University via AP)
DALLAS – The Latest on a deadly shot involving a Dallas police officer (all time local):
8:25 p.m.
Dallas police released the name of the agent involved in the deadly shooting of a black man.
A statement from the Dallas Police Department on Saturday indicates that the officer is Amber Guyger, a four-year veteran of the force assigned to the Southeast Patrol Division.
No other details about it have been published.
Guyger told investigators that she was out of service Thursday night when she mistakenly went to the wrong apartment and shot Jean Botham.
The Texas Rangers are investigating and saying that they need more time to determine if they should be charged with a crime.
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6:35 p.m.
A family lawyer of a man shot by a Dallas police officer out of office said that a warrant for arrest should be issued to the officer.
Lawyer Lee Merritt spoke after a prayer vigil for Botham Jean, a black man who was shot dead by a police officer who said he had accidentally entered the wrong apartment and met Jean.
Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall said on Friday that the officer would be charged with manslaughter, but on Saturday she said no warrant had been issued because the Texas Rangers had asked his department wait. She says the Texas Rangers wanted more time to investigate Thursday night's shooting.
The Saturday prayer vigil, attended by dozens of people, including John's mother, took place at the Church of Christ in Dallas.
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2:15 p.m.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said the death of a 26-year-old black man by a white policeman was a very serious situation for the city of Dallas.
He told the press on Saturday that the Texas Rangers, the state's main criminal investigation agency, had resumed the investigation into Thursday's shooting death of Botham Jean.
Rawlings says that Jean was a young professional who showed leadership and was a man of faith, and that he was "exactly the kind of citizen we want to have".
He said he spoke on Saturday with Governor Greg Abbott, who promised that the Rangers will ensure that "justice is done."
Jean was shot by a duty officer who was returning home after a shift. The officer told the investigators that she had mistakenly entered the wrong apartment and that she had met Jean.
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1:35 p.m.
The Dallas police chief said a warrant for manslaughter had not been issued against an officer who had killed a man at his home because the Texas Rangers had asked his department to wait.
Chief U. Renee Hall said Saturday at a roundtable hosted on Facebook by the WFAA TV channel that investigators said they needed more time to investigate Thursday night's murder of 26-year-old Botham Jean.
Police said the officer shot and killed Jean at his home and later said he took his apartment for his.
Hall said at a press conference Friday that the officer would be charged with manslaughter, but it is unclear whether this will still be the case.
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1:30 p.m.
Heads of Government of the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia say that shooting death on a Dallas island has come as a "shock" and that embassy officials in the United States will provide assistance to the family of the victim.
The island authorities on Friday expressed their condolences to Allison Jean, who has held several government positions and whose 26 year old son was killed late Thursday.
Dallas police officials say Botham Jean was shot dead by an officer on duty who told investigators that she had accidentally entered the wrong apartment after returning home after a shift.
Jean was taken to a hospital where he died.
The officer has not been identified and Police Chief U. Renee Hall says she will be charged with manslaughter.
But it was unclear on Saturday whether the officer had been formally charged or detained. A spokeswoman for the police refused to comment.
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11:00
The mother of a black Caribbean man who was fatally shot by a white Dallas policeman who said he took his apartment for herself wonders if her son's race was a factor in her murder.
Allison Jean in comments broadcast Friday by Dallas TV channel KXAS asked if the duty officer would have reacted differently if she met a white man.
Jean, who has held government posts in the island country of St. Lucia, said his son's death "is a nightmare".
Police said the officer shot and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean after returning home Thursday night and confused his apartment with his own. Authorities say that she will be charged with manslaughter.
Botham Jean attended high school in Arkansas and has been living and working in Dallas since 2016.
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