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Deliberations Resume In Dallas Ex-Cop's Murder Trial

Associated Press
A jury has resumed deliberations in the murder trial of Amber Guyger, right, who fatally shot her neighbor in his apartment.

A jury has resumed deliberations in the murder trial of a former Dallas police officer who fatally shot her neighbor in his apartment.

Amber Guyger is charged in the September 2018 killing of Botham Jean.

The jury can convict Guyger of murder, manslaughter or can choose to acquit. Jurors deliberated for a couple of hours Monday afternoon and resumed deliberations Tuesday morning.

Guyger testified that she mistook Jean's apartment for her own after a long shift and that she believed he was an intruder. The 31-year-old Guyger has said she feared for her life.

Prosecutors say it's absurd Guyger didn't pick up on clues that she was at the wrong apartment.

Guyger was charged with murder then fired from the force.