A Fort Worth community center has been renamed after Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer in 2019.
At the renaming ceremony Saturday, Bivens acknowledged there was some pushback from some members of the community during a discussion on renaming the community center.
Ashley Carr, Jefferson’s older sister, said the past few months have been especially challenging. Shortly after Dean’s trial,“When I drove up, I kind of cried. This is something me and Amber had been talking about. We were getting ready for this to happen and for her not being here, it’s like…both of my sisters are not here. My mom’s not here,” Carr said. “I feel like I am my sisters’ keeper.”
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