it s unknown if the search warrant was executed at the officer s apartment. 26 years on this earth, he lived his life virtually without blemish. it took being murdered by a dallas police officer for botham jean to suddenly become a criminal. there is a clear intent here to smear the name of botham jean. reporter: during a moving funeral service we learned much more about jean and his accomplishments. family and friends talked openly about his love much people, for singing and the fact that he was a high-achieving employee on a partnership track at the accounting firm pwc. pwc is hurting. not just in dallas, but all across our country. he was so joyful and we know how much he loved to sing. you know, he was the biggest extroverted accountant you d
jean after mistaking his apartment for her own. after work she paerkd her car on the wrong floor, walked to the wrong parmtd and that jean s door was slightly open n. her statement to police geyger said she gave verbal commands before firing two shots. lemur lee merit says witnesses tell a different story. they heard poinding on the door hearing a female voice saying open up, let me in. it didn t sound like an officer command, but like someone who wanted to be let into the apartment. she said that was short isly followed by the sound of gunshots and the sound of a man s voice saying what she believed to be oh, my god, why did you do that? reporter: the jean family attorney are upset by the leak of a search warrant indicating officers went inside jean s apartment looking for drugs. officers say they did find and removed several items including a small amount of marijuana. the warrant does not indicate who the items belong to.
cnn s ryan young has more for us from dallas. reporter: unit 1478 was botham jean s apartment. it s where the 26-year-old s young life was cut short when he was shot by a police officer in his living room. a small memorial, flowers and a photo with his mother adorn his front door. at 26 years old, he had done so much. reporter: with permission from the family, we are getting a look inside botham s apartment. it s a typical single man s apartment, except for the bullet hole in the wall indicated by an evidence maerkirking more than 6 feet high. there is a pool of blood on the floor which we will not show you. laundry piled on the couch and his half eaten bowel of cereal still had milk in it. he was mai have bemay have been before he was shot by amber geyger. moments af the shooting she tells investigators she shot
all right. we know you ll still be covering it for us. thank you, matt rivers, in beijing. thanks, matd. still to come here, he was in his apartment when he was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. now botham jean s family wants answers demanding justice. we ll have the latest in that case just ahead. medicare options before they re on medicare. come on in. you re turning 65 soon? yep. and you re retiring at 67? that s the plan! it s also a great time to learn about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. here s why.medicare part b doesn t pay for everything. this part is up to you. a medicare supplement plan helps pay for some of what medicare doesn t. call unitedhealthcare insurance company today to request this free decision guide. and learn about the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp. selected for meeting their high standards of quality and service.
devil, amber guyger, and i want to find out whether the toxicology reports on amber has been released because she was the murderer. joining me now is esley merit, attorney for botham jean. i apologize for my pronunciation. i think the thing that outraged people the most about this is his apartment was searched and the release of information of drugs being found in the apartment. is that the normal course of business and what is the family s comment on that? it s not the normal course of business if you are investigating a non-police officer. if you re investigating a normal suspect and you believe they committed a crime as serious as murder, then the warrants you execute will produce evidence probative of that crime. the fact that the detectives sought a warrant and it s very