The family of Botham Shem Jean has filed a lawsuit seeking to force the City of Dallas to pay nearly $100 million in damages, nearly eight years after Jean was fatally shot in his apartment by former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, according to court records.
Guyger was found guilty of murder in October 2019, and a civil trial in November 2024 resulted in Jean’s family being awarded damages. Guyger appealed her murder conviction in 2020, but it was upheld by a Texas appeals court in 2021.
The suit, filed in early March, claims the city tried to cover staffing gaps by assigning officers to overtime work, leading to fatigue and increased stress. The suit notes that Guyger had clocked out from a nearly 14-hour shift on Sept. 6, 2018, the night she killed Jean. The suit also said she had worked more than 44 hours in the four days leading up to the shooting, including spending a day with the SWAT team…