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Maggie Prosser, Krista M. Torralva

Fort Worth hired Aaron Dean after psychologist found he wasn’t suitable for police work

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Tarrant County jurors who convicted a white former Fort Worth police officer in the shooting death of a Black woman heard evidence Friday as they weigh his punishment for manslaughter.

The same jury found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting a 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson when he responded to a call at her mother’s home.

Dean, 38, faces two to 20 years in prison for killing Jefferson, a doting aunt and aspiring doctor who grew up in Dallas’ Oak Cliff area and graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana. Dean could also be eligible for probation.

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