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>> reporter: family members say 28-year-old atatiana jefferson was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew early saturday morning and had left her front door open to capture some of the breeze. that open door getting the attention of a neighbor, who called the department's non-emergency line. >> the front door has been open since 10:00 and i haven't seen anybody moving around. >> reporter: police parking around the corner to do a welfare check. in the video, you can see officer dean walking around the back of the home and that he never identified himself as an officer. >> put your hands...

Friday night. authorities say joshua brown was found in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds. we don't know why he was killed, but he was the neighbor who testified he had heard the confrontation between guyger and botham jean the night she shot him in his own apartment. >> reporter: before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness for the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. the apartment is directly across from mine. >> reporter: last week guyger was convicted of killing botham jean after walking into his apartment in 2018. sh...

Attorney for the family of botham jean, the man murdered by guyger, confirms the victim was this young man, joshua brown. he was the neighbor who testified that he heard the confrontation between guyger and jean as well as hearing the gunshots. cnn's polo sandoval is following the developments for us now. >> reporter: before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness at the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. i could reach over. both apartments are directly across from one another. >> reporter: amber guyger was convicted of killing both...

I forgive you. those simple yet polarizing words sparking an extraordinary debate over forgiveness and race. this after the brother of botham jean hugged and forgave former dallas police officer am gber guyger after sentenced for killing botham in his home. >> i don't know if this is possible but can i give her a hug, please? >> the courtroom fell silent as these two embraced for nearly a minute. emotions becoming so high even the presiding judge was overwhelmed. judge tammy kent embraced guyger and gave her a bible.