A jury has convicted former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean of manslaughter, a charge that leaves Dean facing up to 20 years in jail for killing Atatiana Jefferson in 2019. Dean was acquitted of a murder charge.
Dean, who is white, was responding to a non-emergency call from a neighbour, fatally shot Jefferson, who was Black, through an open window. Dean testified that he had no choice but to shoot Jefferson after she pointed a gun at him, but his partner testified that he never said anything about a gun before firing the shot.
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