Police Officer Trespasses, Shoots Neighbor to Death, After Mistaking His Apartment for Her Own?

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

Police murder victim, Botham Jean

Dallas Officer Faces Manslaughter Charge for Shooting Man in Apartment She Thought Was Hers, Police Chief Says:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/09/06/shooting-reported-cedars-near-dallas-police-headquarters

(Sara CoelloClaire Z. Cardona and Loyd Brumfield) A Dallas officer faces a manslaughter charge after she fatally shot a 26-year-old man whose apartment near downtown she apparently mistook for her own.

“This is a very unique situation,” Police Chief U. Renee Hall said at a news conference Friday afternoon. “We have ceased handling it under our normal officer-involved shooting protocol.”

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Not satire…

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