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Atatiana Jefferson

Tragedy strikes again: Mom of Atatiana Jefferson, killed by Fort Worth police officer, dies

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Yolanda Carr, the mother of Atatiana Jefferson, died at home on Thursday, three months after a Fort Worth police officer shot and killed her daughter in the same house, an attorney linked to the family said. We just learned Yolanda Carr, the mother of #AtatianaJefferson, passed away in her home early Thursday morning. Atatiana was …

National
November 9, 2019

Heartbroken father dies after young Texas woman is shot dead by an officer in her home

Marquis Jefferson, father a 28-year-old Texas woman who was shot and killed in her own home by a Fort Worth police officer last month, has died, sources have told CBS DFW. The cause of his death was not immediately known. Atatiana Jefferson was playing video games in her home with her 8-year-old nephew on October …

Police
November 5, 2019

WATCH: Officer who shot & killed young Texas woman inside her home says he has ‘no problem’ killing someone

A Texas officer who fatally shot a resident in her own home last month was filmed saying, without hesitation, that he has no issue killing someone during a recently-released job interview video. KXAS obtained footage of Aaron Dean’s 2017 interview with the Fort Worth Police Department. During the 17-minute video, a five-officer review panel asked …

Murder
October 18, 2019

Atatiana Jefferson’s father gets restraining order stopping her funeral and burial

A Dallas probate judge signed a temporary restraining order on Friday against Atatiana Jefferson’s family, stopping her funeral and burial and giving full authority for the services to her father, Marquis Jefferson, WFAA reported. Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was playing video games with her nephew in her home on October 5 when she was shot and …

Police
October 17, 2019

Officer who shot resident dead in her own home was dispatched to burglary call, not welfare check: Docs

The Texas officer who fatally shot a woman inside her home this weekend was sent to handle a possible burglarly — not a wellness check as requested by the neighbor who called police. In a press release issued shortly after the shooting, Fort Worth police said that officers were dispatched to Atatiana Jefferson’s home amid …

Murder
October 15, 2019

Officer who gunned down woman through a window in her own home free on bail hours after murder arrest

The Texas police officer who resigned just before he was arrested on murder charges has been released on $200,000 bail. USA Today reports that former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean was freed on bail Monday night, hours after his arrest. Earlier Monday, Dean resigned from the department before he could be fired. Dean, who …

Murder
October 14, 2019

SEE RAW BODY CAM FOOTAGE: Cop charged with murder after gunning down 28-year-old woman playing video games with nephew in her own home

Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in her home, CBS DFW reported. The arrest came just hours after Dean, who is white, resigned ahead of being fired over the weekend incident. Jefferson, 28, was playing video games with her 8-year-old …

Police
October 14, 2019

BREAKING: Officer RESIGNS after fatally shooting innocent young woman in her own home

The police officer who reportedly shot and killed a Texas woman inside of her own home this weekend has resigned amid calls for his arrest. On Monday, Fort Worth police interim Chief Ed Kraus identified the officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson, 28, as Aaron Dean, and said he issued his resignation before he could be …

Police
October 13, 2019

Atatiana Jefferson was playing video games with nephew moments before officer fatally shot her in home [Report]

A Texas woman who was fatally shot by an officer in her bedroom early Saturday was reportedly playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew moments before her shooting death. KTVT reported that Fort Worth police received a call requesting a wellness check at Atatiana Jefferson’s home shortly before 2:30 a.m. Saturday from a neighbor who …

Police
October 12, 2019

Police officer shoots and kills 28-year-old woman in her home: Reports

A Texas police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he shot and killed a black woman through an open window in her Fort Worth bedroom early Saturday morning, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the dead woman as Atatiana Jefferson, 28. Police did not identify the officer …

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