Seven months after an off-duty Dallas police officer shot Allison Jean's son, Botham, dead in his apartment, her attorney called with a warning: the 911 call capturing Botham's last moments was going to be played on the evening news.
Updated 0453 GMT September 21, 2019Jean was on a business trip in Washington, DC, alone in her hotel room. She didn't want to have nightmares, so she waited until the next morning to listen to the recording online.The white officer who shot Botham, Amber Guyger, told authorities 19 times during the call that she believed she was entering her own apartment, which was one floor below, and that the 26-year-old unarmed black man was an intruder.
Police officer indicted in Botham Jean's death 03:01Guyger has pleaded not guilty to murder; her attorney has called the shooting"a terrible tragedy that resulted from a true mistake." If convicted, the fired officer faces up to life in prison. Her attorney declined further comment this week, citing a gag order.To prepare for the trial, Jean, 52, has attended therapy in St. Lucia where she lives and where Botham grew up.
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