Crime & Safety

Jury Resumes Deliberations In Amber Guyger Murder Trial

Guyger is accused of murder in the Sept. 6, 2018 shooting death of Botham Jean in his apartment.

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger listens to her attorney Toby Shook during her trial at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019.
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger listens to her attorney Toby Shook during her trial at the Frank Crowley Courts Building in Dallas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via Associated Press, Pool)

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Jurors in the murder trial of Amber Guyger have entered their first full day of deliberations after hearing closing arguments Monday as the former police officer’s fate now rests in their hands.

Guyger is accused of murder in the Sept. 6, 2018 shooting death of Botham Jean in his apartment after she claims she thought she was in her apartment and that he was an intruder.

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