FORT WORTH, Texas — Zion Carr thought he was dreaming when his aunt fell to the floor.
His aunt, 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson, heard a noise outside their southeast Fort Worth home and grabbed her gun from her purse, the now-11-year-old told jurors Monday on the first day of testimony at the murder trial of the former Fort Worth officer who killed her. Jefferson kept the weapon close to her side and she approached the back window of her bedroom, Zion said.
She then fell to the floor and Zion, who was 8 at the time, said two police officers rushed into the home. One was Aaron Dean, who had just shot Jefferson through the window. He and his partner were responding to a call from a concerned neighbor about an open door at the home.
