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ATATIANA JEFFERSON


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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window

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The Supreme Court wonโ€™t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home.

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Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson

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A former Texas police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.

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Sentencing begins in police killing of Atatiana Jefferson

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A psychologist says a former Texas officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was unsuitable for police work.

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Texas officer convicted in killing of Atatiana Jefferson

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A former Texas police officer has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019.

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Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, search

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A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didnโ€™t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, according to the officer who was with him that night.

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Trial for Texas officer who killed Black woman hinges on gun

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The 11-year-old nephew of a Black woman fatally shot by a white Texas police officer says his aunt had a gun but didn't raise it to point at the officer.

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Handling of Buffalo suspect spurs talk of uneven restraint

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When police confronted the white man suspected of killing 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, he was the very poster boy for armed and dangerous.

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Ex-Texas officer's trial set for next year in woman's death

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FORT WORTH, Texas โ€“ A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window. Judge David Hagerman on Tuesday said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean โ€œneeds to be tried next year,โ€ the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Jefferson. Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew at her mother's home when a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report that a door was ajar. At Tuesday's pretrial proceedings, Hagerman said he would likely consider a motion to change the venue of the trial from Tarrant County, which is home to Fort Worth.

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NBA and NFL Players Offer to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson's Funeral

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Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson and Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes have volunteered to pay for Jeffersons funeral. When officers from the Fort Worth Police Department responded, they performed a perimeter check. Jeffersons funeral was supposed to take place on Saturday afternoon at The Potters House in Dallas. As a reflection of our core values, The Potters House will continue to stand ready to serve the community when called upon, The Potters House said in part in a statement. A gofundme for Jefferson's family to help with funeral costs has raised nearly $250,000.

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Police reform moves in fits and starts

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"I don't feel like there's been reform throughout policing in this country," said Philip Stinson, a criminologist at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and a former police officer. He credits outrage over Michael Brown's death and other killings for what he calls an unprecedented burst of police reform. The title: " 'Not Dead Yet:' The national police crisis, a new conversation about policing, and the prospects for accountability-related police reform." "But when you look just below the surface there has been an extraordinary burst of police reform, in several separate areas of policing." As Jefferson is mourned a week after he death, the occasional legal victories and so-called waves of reform offer little solace for her grieving family.

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Atatiana Jefferson's father gets restraining order

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Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - The burial of Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot by a Fort Worth police officer, has been delayed after her father was granted a temporary restraining order, according to court records. Shot while playing video games with her nephewFormer Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean resigned from the force and has been charged with Jefferson's murder. Jim Lane, a Fort Worth attorney who is representing Dean, declined to comment on the case. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved back home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother. Lord have mercy, it could brighten up any room," her father told reporters Friday night.

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Professional athletes to cover funeral costs for Atatiana Jefferson

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Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are paying most costs for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson. Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson has committed to paying for the rest, the Jefferson family's attorney told the Dallas Morning News. Jefferson had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she was shot, according to an attorney for the family. CNN has reached out to S. Lee Merritt, the attorney for the Jefferson family, and representatives for Barnes and Jackson for comment. "It's about the family," Barnes said.

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Former Fort Worth officer refuses to speak about fatal shooting

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Former Fort Worth Police officer Aaron Dean resigned from the force and did not give a statement. Aaron Dean, a former Fort Worth police officer, was charged with murder after Jefferson was shot and killed through her window. As Dean resigned from his job at the police department on Monday, he also declined to provide a written statement, the affidavit states. Other responding officer could not share many detailsThe second officer responding to Jefferson's home, Officer C. A. Darch, was with Dean when he went into the backyard. During the shooting, Darch could only see Jefferson's face through the window because Dean was standing between her and the house, the warrant said.

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Slain Texas woman's family seeks justice

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The former Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson has been arrested and charged with murder. As her family mourns, they seek justice.

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Fort Worth chief: Shooting 'eroded the trust' in community

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Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus says the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson "has eroded the trust that we have built with our community."

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Atatiana Jefferson Was Killed While Playing Video Games With 8-Year-Old Nephew

Read full article: Atatiana Jefferson Was Killed While Playing Video Games With 8-Year-Old Nephew

Atatiana Jefferson, known as the "cool auntie" to her 8-year-old nephew, was playing video games with the young boy when she was shot and killed by a police officer standing outside her window. Jefferson, 28, was babysitting her nephew when Fort Worth officers arrived outside her house to perform a welfare check. It was then that Dean fatally shot Jefferson through the window. "He saw her when she fell," Merritt told CNN of Jefferson's nephew. This tragic loss of life has major ramifications for all involved, especially the family of Ms. Atatiana Jefferson, police said in a statement.

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Fort Worth police chief apologizes for woman's death

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(CNN) - Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized Tuesday for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home by a Fort Worth officer. Fort Worth police responded to a call to check on Jefferson's home in the early hours of Saturday morning. "The city of Fort Worth is unique in allowing its own department to investigate its own officers," Merritt told CNN Monday. The Fort Worth Police Department has presented a preliminary case to the FBI to review Dean's actions for possible civil rights violations, according to interim police Chief Ed Kraus. Saturday's shooting is the ninth by Fort Worth police in 2019, police said.

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Atatiana Jefferson's Family Wants Forth Worth Officer in Handcuffs: Today on Inside Edition

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Atatiana Jefferson's family wants justice. The young woman was shot dead by a Forth Worth police officer while inside her home. What the family told Inside Edition about their devastating loss. After an American banker is accused of killing a hotel worker while his family vacationed in the Caribbean, his wife is pleading for President Trump to intervene. For more Inside Edition stories tune in to today's show.

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Bodycam shows fatal police shooting of Texas woman

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The Fort Worth Police Department released edited bodycam footage from an officer who killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home.

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Atatiana Jefferson's Dad Condemns Police Shooting of Daughter in Her Home: 'It's

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Had her whole life in front of her," Marquis told CBS DFW. "No domestic violence, no arguing, nothing that they should have been concerned about as far as them coming with guns drawn to my neighbors house, Smith told WFAA. Though Smith said he feels somewhat responsible for Atatiana's death, Marquis said it is not his fault. I have nothing against the neighbor, Marquis told CBS DFW. Thats my one and only daughter, Marquis said.

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Woman shot through window had moved in to care for her mom

Read full article: Woman shot through window had moved in to care for her mom

A woman was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer in her own home. But in the seconds leading up to Jefferson's death, a Fort Worth police officer shot into her bedroom, killing her near her 8-year-old nephew. "It's senseless," her father Marquis Jefferson told CNN affiliate KTVT. Jefferson moved into her ailing mother's home a few months ago to take care of her, Merritt told CNN. "We lost her for no reason," her stepmother Noella Jefferson told KTVT.

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