DALLAS (AP) – Protesters condemning the shooting death of a black man in his
Dallas apartment by a white off-duty police officer have disrupted a city
council meeting, prompting a recess to quell the outbursts.
Dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday chanted “No justice, no peace,” leading
Mayor Mike Rawlings to temporarily halt the proceedings.
They say they want the city to establish a civilian board to review police
conduct.
Protesters condemned the death Thursday of 26-year-old Botham Jean, who was
shot after the officer says she mistook Jean’s apartment for her own.
Officer Amber Guyger was arrested three days later on a charge of manslaughter
and has since been released from jail on bond.
About 200 people held a demonstration Monday. Police Chief U. Renee Hall in a
statement the next day criticized the police use of “pepper balls” on that
crowd.
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