Reply To: Dallas police officer Amber Guyger fired after fatally shooting neighbor Botham

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Here are a couple of CBS stories that deal with the subject of a crime…

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/botham-jean-shooting-dallas-police-officer-amber-guyger-criminal-defense-lawyers-views/

Multiple Criminal Defense Lawyers See No Crime In Off-Duty Officer Shooting

So the question is it a crime or an accident?

And I would not at all be surprised if the Jean family does not decide it was an accident. They need to implicate DPD if they wish to collect any reasonable sum.

Here is a pretty good summary of the area.  To summarize it the question is a total mess that varies widely with the location and local laws.

https://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/1682057-Off-Duty-Confrontations-Legal-Issues/

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