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Dallas Mayor Declares #BELIKEBO Day On September 29, In Honor of Botham Jean
Dallas mayor has announced #BeLikeBo day on Sept. 29, in honor of Botham Jean who was killed two years ago inside his own apartment by a Dallas police officer
Dallas mayor has announced BeLikeBo day on Sept. 29, in honor of Botham Jean.
Jean was killed in his own apartment by a Dallas police officer.
He was killed by an off Duty cop
The 26-year-old been eating ice cream on his couch on Sept. 6, 2018, when Amber Guyger opened his door and fatally shot him.
Guyger was off duty but still in uniform. She testified during her trial that she believed she was walking into her own apartment and thought Jean was an intruder.
Guyger was convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
She lived one floor below Jean at the Southside Flats apartments in Dallas.
She was fired from the Dallas Police Department after the shooting.
BeLikeBo Day
Sept. 29 would have been Jean’s 29th birthday.
Botham Jean, affectionately known as Bo, was born in Saint Lucia.
He moved to the United States for college. Upon graduation from Harding University, Jean moved to Dallas to work as an accountant.
He was a song leader at Dallas West Church of Christ.
The Dallas mayor proclaimed Sept. 29 as a day of service to honor Jean’s memory.
In the mayor’s proclamation it reads “the world is a better place because Botham Jean lived in it.”
“By giving back to his community, he set an example that all Dallasites can live by. I encourage everyone to Be Like Bo on his birthday this year and let the legacy of his short, bright life transcend the tragedy of his death,” said Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson in a written statement.
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