Allison Jean Speaks Out After Keston Delaire Homicide

Botham Jean Foundation Director Allison Jean, who has experienced the pain of losing a son who was shot dead at his home in Texas by an off-duty officer claiming to mistake the young man’s apartment for hers, has expressed condolences to the mother of Saint Lucia’s latest homicide victim. In the wee hours of Monday morning, Keston Delaire sustained multiple gunshot injuries at his home in Fond Assau, Babonneau and died at the scene. A relative disclosed that assailants dressed in camouflage clothing banged on the door, declared they were police officers and ordered that the family open up. Once inside, the assailants fatally shot Delaire, who was 29 years old. Allison Jean’s son, Botham Jean, was 26 years old when, on the night of September 6, 2018, off-duty police officer Amber Guyger shot him dead while the unarmed young accountant sat in his living room eating ice cream. Guyger, eventually jailed for ten years for murder,  claimed she mistook Botham’s apartment for hers and believed he was a burglar. The deceased’s family launched the Botham Jean Foundation to carry forward his legacy of philanthropy, supporting those who need it most. In this regard, the foundation presented two scholarships to...