Police officer said she shot and killed man on Thursday night and told officers she thought victim’s apartment was her ownA Dallas police officer returning home from work shot and killed a neighbor after she said she mistook his apartment for her own, authorities said on Friday. The officer called dispatch to report that she had shot the man on Thursday night, police said. She told responding officers that she believed the victim’s apartment was her own when she entered it. The responding officers administered first aid to the victim, whom the Dallas county medical examiner’s office identified as 26-year-old Botham Jean. Authorities have not said how the officer got into Jean’s home, or whether his door was open or unlocked.

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2018 16:25 UTC