An off-duty Dallas cop who killed a man in his own home was convicted today of murder. Amber Guyger, armed with a gun, claimed she thought she was in her own apartment—a floor down—when she shot Botham Jean, armed with a bowl of ice cream. At trial she availed herself of a stand-your-ground defense: that even the mistaken belief he was the intruder justified shooting him dead. Jurors disagreed … or simply didn't believe her story.
The jury has found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder in the killing of Botham Jean.
The jury deliberated less than two days on the killing.
The sentencing phase will resume at 1 p.m.
His home was not her castle.
