NAACP legal defense fund calls for independent investigation into death of key witness in Amber Guyger trial | Your Monday evening roundup

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund called for an independent investigation of the shooting death of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in the case of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, as his slaying Friday touched off an outcry around the country.  [Evening roundup]( 10/07/2019 By Wayne Carter Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Joshua Brown, who lived across the hall from Botham Jean at the SouthSide Flats apartments, testifies on Sept. 24 during fired Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger's murder trial for Jean's death. (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) JOSHUA BROWN [NAACP legal defense fund calls for independent investigation into death of key witness in Amber Guyger trial]( The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund called for an independent investigation of the shooting death of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in the case of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, as his slaying Friday touched off an outcry around the country. Brown's death came days after Guyger, a white officer who was off duty, was convicted and sentenced 10 years for murder in the death of Botham Jean, a black man whom Guyger shot in his own apartment last year. After Brown was fatally shot at an apartment complex on Cedar Springs Road, some raised questions about whether the shooting was tied to his testimony. Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, [said state or federal authorities should take over the investigation]( in a statement released Sunday evening. 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