Parole granted to ex-officer convicted of Black man's 2018 murder in Dallas ↧ ↧ Parole granted to ex-officer convicted of Black man's 2018 murder ... Former Dallas police officer Amber ‌Guyger was granted parole on Thursday after serving seven years of a 10-year prison sentence for the 2018 shooting death of a Black man while he was eating ice cream in his apartment, according ​to the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole.