Botham Jean (left) was shot dead in his own home on Thursday night when a white police officer mistook the apartment as her own
The mother of a black Caribbean man who was fatally shot by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own wonders whether her son's race was a factor in his killing.
Allison Jean told NBCDFW she wondered if the off-duty officer would have reacted differently if 26-year-old Botham Jean had been white.
Allison, who has held government posts in the island nation of St. Lucia, says her son's death 'just feels like a nightmare.'
The officer, who authorities say will be charged with manslaughter, shot and killed the young man using her service weapon after returning home from her shift on Thursday night.
She claimed she had mistaken his apartment for her own.
The officer is yet to be named or pictured, sparking calls of unfair treatment.
And while Dallas’ police chief Renee Hall said on Friday the officer would be charged imminently, she revealed on Saturday, during a criminal justice panel livestreamed on Facebook, that the warrant hadn’t been issued.
Hall said the Texas Rangers, who are conducting an independent investigation, asked her department to hold off because they needed more time to look into the shooting.
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The officer was in full uniform but off duty when she tried to enter Botham's (left) apartment. Authorities have not said how she ended up face to face with the man or if the pair knew each other
Allison said she wants justice for her son, noting he had not even strayed near trouble when he was killed.
'Botham was no where in any wrong place at any wrong time. He was in his sanctuary. In the place he called home. He didn’t deserve it,' she said.
The devastated mother says she wants to know who the police officer is, and she wants a better explanation for what happened.
'I don’t want to judge her. We are Christians. We forgive,' she said.
'But I need to look into her eyes, and ask her why did she do that to my son.
'She took away my heart. My soul. He didn’t deserve to die. The explanation does not make sense.'
Alison Jean (right), his mother, says she wants a full explanation as to how her son came to die, and says she wants the state to pay for the accountant's death
Botham lived at the South Side Flats in Dallas (pictured), as did the police officer, who still has not been named or pictured
The officer called 911 after the fatal shooting, and police were quickly at the scene (pictured)
Botham Jean attended college at Harding University in Arkansas, where he often led campus worship services.
After graduating in 2016, he moved to Dallas, where he went to work in risk assurance for PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The 26-year-old was beloved everywhere he went, with tributes flowing in online from people who said their lives had been improved by his presence.
In a particularly heartbreaking message, his sister said she had transitioned in an instant from picking out presents to picking out a casket for her beloved brother.
His sister (left) wrote a heartbreaking message noting just a week ago she was deliberating over a birthday present for him, and now she needed to choose his casket
'Just last week I was thinking of what to get you for your birthday, now I have to go pick out your casket,' she wrote.
'You will always be my baby brother. I love you with all of my heart. Until we meet again my love.'
Another, written by college friend Matt Woodson, noted Botham was always around when he was needed.
Woodson said the pair worked on classwork together, sang in choir together and even bought cowboy boots together after first bonding over icecream and soda.
'There’s one thing that remained so constant in your life... that contagiously bright smile that radiated from your face every day of every week,' Woodson wrote.
'The numbness I’m experiencing still brings pain. It’s dull and deep. It’s the kind of pain that sinks in and doesn’t go away.
'A piece of my heart and the hearts of literally thousands of others will forever be missing because of your absence on this Earth.
'However, it will one day be whole again when we are greeted by your voice welcoming us home.'
Botham Jean is seen leading worship at a university presidential reception in Dallas
Dallas Senator Royce West told reporters on Saturday he still did not know if the events of Thursday night were race related.
'We need to find out whether there was a personal relationship, whether she surprised him at the door,' he said.
'There are many facts that need to be looked at before determining what type of homicide it is.'
The Senator was passionate in explaining he wanted to see charges laid, and to ensure the officer was not given any special treatment because of her job.
On Friday, a group gathered at the Jack Evans Police Headquarters for a candlelight vigil in memory of Botham.
The candlelight memorial was held by Mothers Against Police Brutality, and people from all races and religions appeared to be in attendance.
'Young King' Solomon Grayson, 6, looks over at a sign that reads 'You Could be Botham Shem Jean' during a Mothers Against Police Brutality candlelight vigil for Jean
Pastor Michael W. Waters (right) leads a prayer following a Mothers Against Police Brutality candlelight vigil for Botham Jean
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Botham Jean (left) was shot dead in his own home on Thursday night when a white police officer mistook the apartment as her own
The mother of a black Caribbean man who was fatally shot by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own wonders whether her...
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