The Brief Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has been granted parole after serving seven years for the 2018 murder of Botham Jean. Botham Jean's family confirmed the news of Guyger's upcoming release. Guyger was originally serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting Jean after accidentally entering his apartment believing it was her own.



Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has been granted parole after serving seven years for the murder of Botham Jean in 2018.

She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

What's new:

Jean's family confirmed the news of Guyger's upcoming release on Thursday morning.

It's not yet clear when she will be freed.

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In her trial, Guyger's defense argued she mistakenly identified Jean as an intruder in her apartment after a long day at work with the Dallas Police Department.

In reality, she walked into her 26-year-old neighbor's apartment thinking it was her own.

The case gained national attention and inspired a number of protests in Dallas.

Guyger was denied parole at her last hearing in 2024. She was scheduled for a new hearing on Oct. 10, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Botham Jean Shooting

The backstory:

On Sept. 6, 2018, Guyger returned to her home after a more than 13-hour shift and mistook Jean's apartment for her own. Both Guyger and Jean lived in the South Side Flats near Downtown Dallas, about two blocks from the Dallas Police Department. Guyger lived on the third floor, in apartment 1378. Jean lived on the fourth floor, in apartment 1478.

Guyger said she didn't notice she was on the fourth floor, or the red doormat outside of Jean's apartment door. She attempted to unlock the door and noticed it was ajar. She went into the apartment and found Jean and shot twice, believing he was a burglar inside her apartment.

She then called 911. Jean was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.

Guyger was arrested three days later. She was placed on paid administrative leave and was fired from the Dallas Police Department 18 days later.

In 2019, Guyger was convicted of murdering Jean and 

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