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Finally! Good News for the Child Who Watched Police Kill His Black Aunt
Zion Carr was a witness to the traumatic incident in 2019.
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City of Fort Worth Considers Millions in Settlement for Atatiana Jefferson’s 11-Year-Old Nephew
The city expects to pay up to $3.5 million to the nephew of a woman killed by police.
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Ex-Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Will Stay Free Until May
Texas judge grants another delay in Aaron Dean's murder trial
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Trial of Former Cop who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Moved (Again) to January
Aaron Dean’s day in court has already been rescheduled multiple times
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Former Fort Worth Officer Who Fatally Shot #AtatianaJefferson Released on Bond
A former police officer who’s been charged with murder after fatally shooting a black woman in her own home as she played video games was released on bail Monday. From The Hill: Aaron Dean, 34, posted bond Monday night after his arrest, the Associated Press reported, citing jail records. He had been held on a…
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#AtatianaJefferson: Texas Cop Who Shot and Killed the 28-Year-Old Black Woman Is Charged With Murder
The Fort Worth, Texas, cop who shot into Atatiana Jefferson’s bedroom window and killed her as she was playing a video game with her 8-year-old nephew was arrested and charged with murder Monday. Aaron Dean, who resigned from the force earlier Monday before charges were announced, was being held in jail without bond, according to…
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Officer Who Shot and Killed #AtatianaJefferson Resigns 'Before He Could Be Fired' Police Chief Says
The Fort Worth, Texas police officer who shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home early Saturday morning resigned Monday. Interim Chief Ed Kraus told reporters at a press conference Monday that former officer Aaron Dean tendered his resignation before he could be fired. Kraus said Dean was served a written administrative complaint…
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#AtatianaJefferson: A List of Questions That Need Answers From Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus
The Fort Worth Police Department and its police chief, Ed Kraus, have a lot of explaining to do as it pertains to the senseless killing of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home early Saturday morning. A neighbor, James Smith, said he called a police non-emergency number when he noticed that the front door was…
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Texas Police Officer Shoots and Kills Black Woman in Her Own Home
A white male officer with the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas is on administrative leave after shooting and killing a 28-year-old black woman in her own home early Saturday morning. NBC News reports that the shooting of Atatiana Koquice Jefferson was captured in its entirety on the unidentified officer’s body camera, and authorities have…
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Fort Worth, Texas, Police Officers, Strangers Pitch in to Buy 95-Year-Old Man New Air Conditioner
Summer is blazing down on us, with the official start of the season just a week away. Nonetheless, in some parts of the United States, temperatures are already scorching. Fort Worth, Texas, is one of those places, with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees in the past week. And for one 95-year-old resident, it hasn’t…