The Fort Worth, Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her own home has been indicted on a murder charge.
Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean is facing a murder charge for shooting Atatiana Jefferson while she was inside her mother’s house
The Fort Worth, Texas police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old pre-med graduate student who was babysitting her nephew at home has been indicted for murder. The former officer, Aaron Dean, was indicted by a Texas grand jury earlier today., who was caring for her 8-year-old nephew and playing video games when Dean and another officer arrived for a welfare check after a neighbor called to report the door of Jefferson’s mother’s home was ajar.
Jefferson’s nephew told police that his aunt had taken a gun from her purse when she heard commotion outside and according to Dean’s arrest warrant, had it pointed at the window. Police have said, however, that Jefferson was within her rights to protect herself in that situation. Dean was arrested days after Jefferson’s death and resigned from the department. In the days after the tragic incident, Tarrant County prosecutors said they “will prosecute this case to the fullest extent of the law,” citing evidence.
The Jefferson family’s attorney, S. Lee Merritt, made a statement on Twitter about the indictment. “The former @CityofFortWorth cop that shot #AtatianaJefferson to death in her home was indicted for murder by a Tarrant County Grand Jury today! Atatiana’s family is relived but remain cautious that a conviction and appropriate sentence is still a long way away. Keep pushing.”
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