A black woman was fatally shot by a white Fort Worth, Texas, officer inside her home after police were called to the residence for a welfare check, authorities say.
FORT WORTH, Texas — A black woman was fatally shot by a white Fort Worth, Texas, officer inside her home early Saturday after police were called to the residence for a welfare check, authorities said.
In body camera video released by police, two officers search the home from the outside with flashlights before one shouts, “Put your hands up, show me your hands.” One shot is then fired through a window.that the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified her as 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson.
Neighbor James Smith, who initially called police, told the Star-Telegram he was just trying to be a good neighbor. Smith said Jefferson and her 8-year-old nephew typically lived with an older woman, who’s been in the hospital.press conference
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