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.