Amber Guyger sacked: Off-duty cop who shot black neighbour dead inside his own apartment is dismissed

A white off-duty police officer who fatally shot her black neighbour dead inside his own apartment has been sacked.

Amber Guyger, 30, was dismissed yesterday from Dallas Police Department, three weeks after being charged with manslaughter over the shooting of 26-year-old Botham Shem Jean. He died on September 6.

Guyger claims she opened fire after walking into what she believed was her own flat and seeing what she thought was a burglar.

She is currently on bail.

Lawyers for Jean’s family described the dismissal as a initial victory, but added: “We are committed to seeing through the next steps of the process of a proper murder indictment.”

A police statement said an internal investigation concluded Guyger, “engaged in adverse conduct when she was arrested for manslaughter."

Robert Rogers, who represents the fired officer, said the sacking was premature.

Describing the incident as a “tragic mistake”, he added that Police Chief U. Renee Hall had “bowed to pressure from anti-police groups and took action before all of the facts had been gathered and due process afforded.”

Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson has said the case will be presented to a grand jury. Mr Jean’s funeral took place yesterday in St Lucia.