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Protesters in Dallas, TX shut down a highway in response to a search warrant attempting to criminalize Botham Jean, who was fatally shot by an off-duty officer Amber Guyger according to WFAA 8.

A report by a Dallas news outlet Fox 4 affiliate, garnered outraged from community activist and lawyers representing Jean’s family made their disappointment known about the report. According to the report, law enforcement officials found marijuana in his residence after the shooting.

Guyger said she thought Jean’s apartment was her own and shot him because she believed he was breaking into her apartment. However, witnesses have disputed her claims.

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Lee Merritt an attorney representing Jean’s family told Fox 4, “I think it’s unfortunate that law enforcement begins to immediately criminalize the victim — in this case, someone who was clearly the victim, that has absolutely no bearing on the fact that he was shot in his home.”

Merritt added, “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.”

Protesters stopped traffic on l-30 towards Downtown Dallas demanding that Guyger is charged for murder instead of manslaughter according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.

Protesters started their demonstration outside the Dallas Police Department Headquarters before marching to the South Side Flats, where Jean was killed. Then the protest moved to Interstate 30 where the group organized by the Next Generation Action Network advocacy group briefly blocked westbound lanes.

Dozens of protesters rallied outside the Dallas Police Department Headquarters before marching to the South Side Flats, where Jean was fatally shot by Dallas officer Amber Guyger Sept. 6. They chanted “Shut it down!” before moving through downtown streets chanting slogans such as “Justice now!” along with the name of Botham Jean.

No arrests were reported.

March for #BothamJean about to wrap up in downtown Dallas. Protestors pausing, locking arms in front of apartment complex where the 26yo was killed. @NBCDFW https://t.co/uAoz9JHwSL pic.twitter.com/rcgu1nqelQ — Meredith Yeomans (@YeomansNBC5) September 15, 2018

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