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Marina Dunbar

Amber Guyger, police officer who murdered black neighbor in his home, released from prison

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A demonstrator holds a sign for Botham Jean while marching during a protest in 2020. Photograph: Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murdering Botham Jean after entering his apartment and shooting him in 2018 was released from prison on Friday morning after spending seven years in prison.

Amber Guyger, 38, regained her freedom a little more than two weeks after the Texas board of pardons and paroles approved her release, despite opposition from Jean’s family.

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