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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced on Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for his manslaughter conviction.

Aaron Dean, 38, had faced up to 20 years in prison, but jurors also had the option of sentencing him to probation. The same jury that convicted him of manslaughter Thursday also determined the sentence.

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