FORT WORTH, Texas — At recent hearings about the killing of Atatiana Jefferson, her neighbor James Smith has frequently been seen outside the courthouse with a banner reading, “We want justice!”
Smith has said he keeps reliving the morning of Oct. 12, 2019, when he called Fort Worth police to ask that they check on his neighbor’s home because the doors were open. One of the responding officers, Aaron Dean, shot and killed Jefferson through a window of her home on East Allen Avenue.
Jury selection in Dean’s murder trial began Monday and Smith was once again outside the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center with his sign, which includes Jefferson’s name and a large photo of her.
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