Thread by @InsideEdition

It’s been over two years since Botham Jean was killed in his apartment by then-officer Amber Guyger. In this Inside Edition In-Depth piece, @OfficerStephNY reports on how Jean’s family is still seeking closure following his death. THREAD:
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1/ Amber Guyger was a police officer for the Dallas Police Department when she opened the unlocked door to Jean's apartment, thinking it were her own home, and shot him in the chest as enjoyed a bowl of ice cream and watched television on Sept. 6, 2018. 
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2/ Moments after the shooting, Guyger, who had just come off a 14-hour shift, said she realized she was in the wrong apartment. Her realization came too little, too late. Jean, a beloved son and brother who worked as an accountant, was already dead. 
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3/ “I have nothing that I want to say to Amber Guyger. I want Amber Guyger to sit in prison where she is." – Allison Jean, Botham’s mother
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4/ Guyger was fired from the Dallas PD three weeks after Jean's death. Several days passed before she was arrested. She was then initially charged with manslaughter, prompting protests and accusations of racial bias. Guyger was later charged with murder.
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5/ On Oct. 1, 2019, Guyger was found guilty. While prosecutors recommended a sentence of 28 years— one for each year Botham would’ve been alive at that point—she received a 10 year sentence.
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6/ Meanwhile, Jean's family is still learning to live without their beloved "Bo."
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7/ “The first year, the only way I could explain it is darkness…everything was just dark. It's like being underwater. I feel like I've gained a little more strength [since], but that strength is really to fight for justice.” – Allisa Jean, Botham’s sister
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8/ “Now seeing so many other cases of police brutality, it just brings Botham's death right back. It's been very difficult to deal with all of what happened to Botham and also what's happening to Blacks in America." – Allison Jean
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9/ Despite the worldwide protests against police brutality touched off by George Floyd’s killing at the hands of police, Botham’s family doesn’t think much, if anything, has changed since Botham’s murder.
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10/ “I don't think we've gotten anywhere. In fact, if we've gotten anywhere, we've gotten to a worse spot because the way both of them died, I felt it was unique, out of this world…”
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11/ “[After] all the protests that took place after Botham's death, I thought it would have sent a message to America that this should stop, but there's been protests over protests and it doesn't seem to be changing the way in which police do their work…”
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12/ “…What is heartening though, on the positive side, is that I'm seeing some laws are being proposed that will prevent some of the occurrences." – Allison Jean
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For @OfficerStephNY’s full In-Depth story 2 Years Since Botham Jean Was Killed by Then-Officer Amber Guyger, His Family Is Still Trying to Heal:
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