FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth City Council will consider Tuesday renaming the Hillside Community Center in honor of Atatiana Jefferson as a “tangible legacy and reminder to the life she lived.”
The facility at 1201 E. Maddox Ave. is roughly a block away from the home where Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed by former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean on Oct. 12, 2019. Dean was found guilty of manslaughter in December and sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.
Councilman Chris Nettles is proposing the renaming of the building to the Atatiana Carr Jefferson Community Center, according to the council’s agenda for Tuesday. The center has a gymnasium, basketball court, picnic tables, playground, trails and an after-school program.
