Body cam video shows what former Texas police officer Aaron Dean saw moments before he fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through the window of her home as she played video games with her nephew
- A Texas woman was shot dead by a Fort Worth police officer in her home after she heard noises outside, picked up a handgun and pointed it at a window, the officer’s arrest warrant showed on Tuesday.
Dean resigned on Monday before he could be fired for breaching a string of police policies by shooting Jefferson dead with a single shot through a bedroom window, according to Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus. Lee Merritt, the attorney for Jefferson’s family, said Fort Worth police have fatally shot seven people in under six months and called for Dean’s bosses to also be held accountable for his actions.
“It makes sense she would have a gun if she felt threatened or if there was someone in the backyard,” an emotional Kraus said, adding that her death had “eroded the trust we have built with the community.”
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