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October 7, 2019

Joshua Brown, Key Witness in Dallas Police Murder Trial, Shot Dead
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In Dallas, Texas, a key witness in the murder trial of former Dallas
police officer Amber Guyger was shot to death outside his apartment
Friday. Joshua Brown lived across the hall from Botham Jean, a black
26-year-old accountant who was shot and killed in 2018 inside his own
apartment by Guyger, a white woman who was off duty at the time. During
the trial, Brown gave emotional testimony about hearing gunshots the
night of Jean's murder. Officials have not yet identified a suspect in
Brown's murder. Attorney Lee Merritt, who represented the Jean family in
the trial, wrote in social media that Brown's testimony played a key
role in challenging Guyger's account of the incident and claims that she
had shouted commands at Botham before shooting him. A court last week
sentenced Guyger to 10 years in prison for shooting and killing Jean.
She faced up to 99 years.


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