Opening Statements Begin In Trial For Ex-Dallas Cop

DALLAS (AP) – A defense attorney for a former Dallas police officer accused of fatally shooting a man who she wrongly believed was in her own apartment says the identical look of the apartment  complex from floor to floor often led to confusion among tenants.  Amber Guyger’s attorney, Robert Rogers, during opening statements of her murder trial Monday said dozens of people living at  the complex reported regularly parking on the wrong floor or attempting to enter the wrong apartment.  Rogers says the floors of the parking garage were not clearly marked so it was  understandable when Guyger, tired from a long shift, in September 2018 pushed open a door and believed an intruder was inside.  Authorities say Guyger shot Botham Jean as the 26-year-old  Jean was inside his own apartment.  Guyger later was fired from the Dallas police force.