Key witness in Amber Guyger murder trial shot dead in Dallas

A witness who testified in the murder trial that led to the conviction of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger for the death of Botham Jean was shot dead in his apartment complex parking lot.

Joshua Brown, 28, a neighbor of both Jean, 26, and Guyger, 31, provided key testimony as one of the few witnesses that came forward to speak about what he saw and heard the evening Jean was killed. Brown spoke tearfully on the witness stand about Jean, who he said could often be heard singing gospel music from his apartment. He told jurors during the trial that he heard a commotion and two shots fired the night that Guyger killed Jean.

Brown was reportedly gunned down Friday night by an unknown assailant or assailants, in the same apartment complex where Jean was shot. Police have not yet confirmed the identity of the deceased, because he was not carrying identification, but attorney S. Lee Merritt said Brown was the man who was killed.

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