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A Shot into the Night Part 3: Sanitizing the Shooting

James Meyer made a number of mistakes when he discovered a man breaking into his backyard storage shed not long before...

A Shot into the Night Part 2: Every Shot Counts

If that had been the end of the encounter, it would have all the markings of a justifiable self-defense shooting --...

A Shot into the Night Part 1: The Botched 9-1-1 Call

Around 5 a.m. on a September morning, 72-year-old James Meyer of Dallas, Texas awoke to noises in his backyard....

The Amber Guyger Case Part 3: Tragic Misperception

After Amber Guyger shot 26-year-old Botham Jean, she made a frantic 911 call. The recording lasts five minutes and...

The Amber Guyger Case Part 2: With regard for the life of the threat

Thinking she was facing an intruder in her own apartment, Guyger fired her sidearm and killed 26-year-old Botham Jean...

The Amber Guyger Case Part 1: The trouble with going to the fight

Off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger returned home on September 6, 2018, exhausted after a14-hour shift. When...