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| Amber Guyger case: Witness in US 'wrong flat' murder case shot dead | Amber Guyger case: Witness in US 'wrong flat' murder case shot dead |
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| A witness who testified at the "wrong flat" murder trial of a US policewoman has been shot dead outside his home, just days after she was sentenced. | |
| Joshua Brown had lived on the same floor of a Texas building as victim Botham Jean, shot by Amber Guyger after she apparently mistook his flat for her own and him for an intruder. | |
| Mr Brown had wept as he delivered his testimony about the killing in court. | Mr Brown had wept as he delivered his testimony about the killing in court. |
| He died on Friday night in an apparent drive-by shooting in Dallas. | |
| As police officers investigated, there was no suggestion that his death was linked to the Guyger trial. | As police officers investigated, there was no suggestion that his death was linked to the Guyger trial. |
| Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Botham Jean's family, called for the US justice system to find and hold to account the killer of Mr Brown who, like Jean, had been a black man. | Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Botham Jean's family, called for the US justice system to find and hold to account the killer of Mr Brown who, like Jean, had been a black man. |
| "Brown deserves the same justice he sought to ensure the Jean family," Mr Merritt said in a statement. | "Brown deserves the same justice he sought to ensure the Jean family," Mr Merritt said in a statement. |
| How did Brown die? | How did Brown die? |
| Shortly after 22:30 (03:00 GMT Saturday), police responded to a shooting in an apartment block different from the one where Jean had been killed in September 2018. | |
| Witnesses flagged down the police officers and directed them to a parking lot where Mr Brown was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot injuries. | Witnesses flagged down the police officers and directed them to a parking lot where Mr Brown was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot injuries. |
| He was taken to a hospital where he died. | He was taken to a hospital where he died. |
| The witnesses told police they had heard several shots and had seen a silver four-door sedan speeding out of the parking lot. | The witnesses told police they had heard several shots and had seen a silver four-door sedan speeding out of the parking lot. |
| Who was Joshua Brown? | Who was Joshua Brown? |
| The 28-year-old was described by US media as a former athlete and entrepreneur. | The 28-year-old was described by US media as a former athlete and entrepreneur. |
| He testified at Guyger's trial that, on 6 September of last year, he had been in a hallway on the fourth floor where he and Jean lived when he heard sounds from Jean's apartment. | He testified at Guyger's trial that, on 6 September of last year, he had been in a hallway on the fourth floor where he and Jean lived when he heard sounds from Jean's apartment. |
| These he described as the sound of "two people meeting by surprise" followed by two gunshots. | These he described as the sound of "two people meeting by surprise" followed by two gunshots. |
| As he bore witness in court, he began weeping and wiped tears from his eyes with his T-shirt. | |
| Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. | Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday. |
| Dallas County prosecutor Jason Hermus paid tribute to Mr Brown, saying he "bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't". | Dallas County prosecutor Jason Hermus paid tribute to Mr Brown, saying he "bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't". |
| "If we had more people like him, we would have a better world," he added. | "If we had more people like him, we would have a better world," he added. |