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Officer Guilty of Killing Neighbor
(AP) -- A white former Dallas police of-
ficer who said she fatally shot her unarmed,
black neighbor after mistaking his apart-
ment for her own was found guilty of mur-
der on Tuesday.
A jury in Dallas, Texas reached the ver-
dict in Amber Guyger’s high-profile trial
for the killing of Botham Jean after six days
of witness testimony but just a handful of
hours of deliberation.
Cheers erupted in the courthouse as the
verdict was announced, and someone yelled
“Thank you, Jesus!” In the hallway outside
the courtroom where Guyger was tried, a
crowd celebrated and said “black lives mat-
ter” in raised voices. When the prosecutors
walked into the hall, they broke into cheers.
Allison Jean, the mother of
wrong apartment shooting
victim Bothem Jean,
rejoices in the courtroom
Tuesday after fired Dallas
Police Officer Amber
Guyger was found guilty
of his murder by a Dallas,
Texas jury.
Guyger sat alone, weeping, at the defense
table.
In Texas, the sentence for murder is from
five to 99 years in prison. The jury will now
be back in court to determine the punishment.
Jean, who grew up in the Caribbean island
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Shooting Anniversary Memorialized
Family and friends of Patrick Kimmons
marked the one year anniversary of his
death Monday by protesting where the
27-year-old black man was shot by police,
downtown. It happened after Kimmons
shot two people. Both officers involved
were cleared, but Kimmons’ family is still
looking for justice, claiming the lethal force
used was excessive and calling on officers
to be retrained.
County Wants Vaping Ban
The Multnomah County Board of Com-
missioners announced last week that it is
considering a ban on flavored vaping and
tobacco products. “We need to stop teen va-
ping,” Board Chair Deborah Kafoury said.
“We cannot afford to wait as the number of
new nicotine addicts continues to grow.”
Racist Aggressions at Wilson
A leader of the Black Student Union at
Wilson High School in southwest Portland
helped organize a community listening ses-
sion Thursday to address racist incidents
that have roiled the school over the last year.
Students of color at the meeting said they
nation of St. Lucia, came to the U.S. for col-
lege and starting his career as an accountant.
Benjamin Crump, one of the lawyer’s for
Jean’s family, said the verdict honors other
people of color who were killed by police
officers who were not convicted of a crime.
all faced racist microaggressions that made
them feel uncomfortable at school.
Abuse of Power Complaint
A stunning whistleblower complaint that
was released Thursday alleges President
Trump abused his official powers “to solicit
interference” from Ukraine in the upcoming
2020 election, and that the White House took
steps to cover it up. Trump has denied any
wrongdoing. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
announced a formal impeachment inquiry.
California Allows Pay to Play
California will let college athletes hire
agents and make money from endorse-
ments, defying the NCAA and setting up
a likely legal challenge that could reshape
amateur sports in the U.S. Democratic Gov.
Gavin Newsom announced Monday he
signed the law.