Botham Jean should be celebrating his 29th birthday today instead he is being honored in Dallas. Today has been declared Botham Jean Day a day to honor his memory and continue to bring attention to police violence against unarmed Black people. Botham was shot in the heart while eating ice cream, sitting on his couch… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Botham Jean
Theatre TCU Professor’s Original Work ‘For Bo’ Debuts During Black History Month
Ayvaunn Penn, adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Texas Christian University, has written and is directing what she hopes will be an “agent of social changed,” in honor of Botham Jean. Jean is the young man was killed by an off-duty Dallas police officer in 2018. Ayvaunn Penn, adjunct professor of theatre, has… Read more »
Dallas Police Officer Arrested on Manslaughter Charged in Connection with Botham Jean Shooting
Dallas (KRNB) – A Dallas Police office was arrested and booked into Kaufman County Jail on a charge of manslaughter this evening around 7:30pm in connection with the shooting of a man in his Dallas apartment late Thursday night according to records available online. She posted 300,000 bond and is expected to be released. Amber… Read more »
Dallas Police Shooting Victim Remembered by his Alma Mater as Standout Student
Dallas (KRNB) – The 26-year old victim of a police shooting in Dallas Thursday night was in his apartment when Dallas police say an officer who had just gotten off duty, walked home to her apartment building near police headquarters, ntered the wrong unit, and shot the man inside. A press conference earlier today was… Read more »