Fort Worth officer who fatally shot woman in her home has been charged with murder, police say [View all]
The white Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old black woman, in her home over the weekend was charged with murder Monday, authorities said.
The officer, Aaron Dean, was booked into the Tarrant County jail, according to police. Earlier in the day, police said the officer had resigned and was facing possible criminal charges.
The officer’s resignation and the outcome of multiple investigations into his actions are likely to serve as a stress test of relations between law enforcement the black community in the region, which is still reeling from an earlier fatal shooting involving a white officer and a black victim. Local leaders have called for a probe of the department, and Jefferson’s family and their attorney want an independent review of Jefferson’s killing, saying they worry race may have played a role....
“None of this information can ease the pain of Atatiana’s family, but I hope it shows the community that we take these incidents seriously,” Kraus said. He apologized to the family on behalf of the department, saying he has “not been able to make sense of why she had to lose her life.”
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