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Botham Jean's younger brother, Brandt Jean, hugs former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger after delivering his victim-impact statement. Guyger was convicted for Botham Jean's murder on Tuesday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday.

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Amber Guyger, Ex-Officer Who Killed Man In His Apartment, Given 10 Years In Prison

9:27pm October 02, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean thinking he was an intruder in her own apartment last year. Jean, who was black and unarmed, was shot while watching TV and eating a bowl of ice cream.

President Obama makes a statement at the White House about the deadly shooting of police officers in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. A day later, he sent an open letter to the nation's law enforcement officers expressing his condolences and support.

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In Open Letter To Law Enforcement, Obama Says, 'We Have Your Backs'

2:50pm July 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

In the letter, the president mourns the deaths of officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge and thanks all law enforcement officers for their service. "We appreciate it, and we depend on you," he writes.

Members of an FBI evidence response team search an area in downtown Dallas following the deaths of five police officers on Thursday night.

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Amid Deepening Investigation, A Clearer Picture Of Dallas Shooter Emerges

6:51pm July 10, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

The man who fatally shot five Dallas police officers may have had plans for a wider attack, according to the city's police chief. Investigators are piecing together Micah Xavier Johnson's final days.

People attend a vigil outside Dallas police headquarters on Thursday.

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The Days After: A Nation Reacts To The Week's Violence

8:38pm July 09, 2016

In the aftermath of two highly publicized police shootings and the deaths of five Dallas police officers, scenes of protest and prayer have unfolded around the country. Here is a glimpse.

People take part in a protest in New York City's Grand Central Station on Friday.

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Ambush In Dallas Shakes The Movement For Police Reform

6:38pm July 09, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Twelve police officers were shot — and five were killed — in a mass shooting in Dallas on Thursday. The killings have complicated efforts to reform policing around the country.

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Police cars sit on Main Street in Dallas following the shooting during a protest on Thursday. Five law enforcement officers were killed in the course of the attack.

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Here's What We Know About The Victims Of The Dallas Shooting

11:02pm July 08, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

Twelve law enforcement officers were shot in downtown Dallas on Thursday; five were killed. Here are the names of those whose lives were lost — and their stories.

Dallas police officers stand guard at a roadblock to the crime scene at El Centro College, where a sniper unleashed a barrage of bullets, killing five police officers and wounding seven others.

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Dallas Has Been Called A Leader In Police Training, Transparency

7:45pm July 08, 2016

by Ted Robbins

"This police department trained in de-escalation far before cities across America did it," Mayor Mike Rawlings said on Friday after a deadly attack on the city's police officers.

A Dallas police officer, who did not want to be identified, takes a moment as she guards an intersection in the early morning Friday, after a shooting in downtown Dallas in which 12 officers were shot.

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'We're Hurting,' Dallas Police Chief David Brown Says

7:44pm July 08, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Police used a bomb robot to detonate a device that killed a suspect who was in a standoff with police in downtown Dallas on Thursday, when 12 officers were shot.