Lawyers for the family of a slain black man gunned down by an off-duty white cop at his own apartment last Thursday expressed disgust toward Dallas police who they believe are trying to 'smear' and 'criminalize' the victim.
Botham Jean, 26, was shot dead by officer Amber Guyger in his Dallas apartment around 10pm that night. Guyger claimed she entered the apartment upstairs from hers under the impression it was her own.
A search warrant was conducted at Jean's South Side Flats apartment the night after the deadly incident.
Police seized 10.4 grams of marijuana and a marijuana grinder during the search, an affidavit showed.
Ben Crump and Lee Merritt, family attorneys to slain black man Botham Jean, said police are trying to 'smear' the victim
A search warrant was conducted at Jean's South Side Flats apartment the day after the deadly incident
Jean, 26, was shot dead by Officer Guyger in his apartment in south Dallas on Thursday night. Guyger claimed she entered the apartment thinking it was her own
Also seized, were two bullet casings, a police backpack, vest, laptop computer, two electronic keys, two packages of medical aid and a lunch box.
'They immediately began looking to smear him,' Merritt said in a statement seen on the Associated Press.
Family attorney Ben Crump also told Fox 4: 'This is nothing but a disgusting attempt to assassinate the character of a wonderful young man.
'It's the same old playbook... they assassinate the character after they assassinate the person. He didn't kill anybody. He was killed.'
Family attorney Lee Merritt added: 'I think it’s unfortunate that law enforcement begin to immediately criminalize the victim - in this case, someone who was clearly was the victim that has absolutely no bearing on the fact that he was shot in his home.
'I would love to see more information coming out about the warrants executed on the home of the shooter who lived just below him. I haven’t seen any of those.
'And particularly for it to be on this day the day that we remember and celebrate him... to see the common assassination attempt on the victim that we often see in law enforcement involved shootings.'
Writer and civil rights activist Shaun King confirmed in a Thursday statement that police did not conduct a search warrant on the white officer's home.
King said in a Twitter statement: 'Since authorities searched the apartment of murder victim & released the results I just asked them for the results of the warrant of Amber Guyger's home - since she was the perpetrator.
'Guess what they said? IT DOES NOT EXIST. They NEVER searched her home!'
Writer and civil rights activist Shaun King confirmed in a Thursday statement that police did not conduct a search warrant on the white officer's home
Twitter users shared their reactions in the thread
Guyger has been charged with manslaughter. She was jailed Sunday but released that night after posting $300,000 bond.
The official autopsy for Jean, whose funeral was held Thursday, will determine the details into his killing.
Guyger claimed in her affidavit that Jean's door was ajar when she entered and then shot him dead after he ignored verbal commands.
Video obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, with help of a neighbor living on the same floor, shows that the doors in Jean and Guyger's apartment building are heavy metal fire doors that automatically slam shut if not held.
The video shows Guyger could not have used her key to force open Jean's door, which she previously claimed she had done in her statement to Texas Rangers.
Heartbreaking first photos from inside the victim's apartment show leftover food and materials he had been reading when he was shot to death.
South Side Flats apartment complex where Botham Jean and Amber Guyger lived
The front door of apartment 1378, directly below Botham Jean's apartment and identified by neighbors as Amber Guyger's front door. The panel to the left of the door has the apartment number that is lit up in neon
Flowers are shown outside the door of Jean's apartment, where he was shot dead last Thursday
A half-eaten cereal bowl Jean was eating from is shown as well as The Autobiography of Gucci Mane in these first photos from inside the apartment
On the couch, a large stack of pillows and blankets are shown in Jean's place
On the floor, only one flip flop belonging Jean is seen near a piece furniture
Inside Edition obtained footage from the South Side Flats apartment which shows a half-eaten cereal bowl Jean was eating from as well as The Autobiography of Gucci Mane he had been catching up on.
On a piece of furniture near the couch, a phone case, TV remote and two white sheets of paper are seen. On the couch, a large stack of pillows and blankets.
Over on the floor, one flip flop belonging Jean is lodged slightly underneath the living room cushion.
Merritt, told Inside Edition he visited the complex hoping to find answers to better understand a motive behind the slaying.
Merritt said, however, he 'didn't find anything that provided clarity.'
When the Dallas attorney was asked if he believed officer Amber Guyger knew her black upstairs neighbor whom she gunned down, he replied: 'Not in the sense that most people think... [not] like a past relationship.'
The funeral for Jean was held Thursday at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ
The devastated family of Jean arrive for his funeral at the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas
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