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FACTBOX-In Dallas, rare conviction for police officer who shot unarmed black manA Dallas jury on Tuesday took the rare step of convicting a police officer of murder for shooting dead Botham Jean, a 26-year-old black PwC accountant, after she accidentally walked into his apartment thinking it was her own. The case of Amber Guyger, who lost her job on the police force as a result, sparked street protests after prosecutors initially opted to charge the white woman with the lesser crime of manslaughter. The death was one of a series of killings that stirred the U.S. debate over police use of force against black Americans.


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