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Ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for manslaughter

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s family waited three years for justice in her slaying, but they said the justice rendered fell short.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

Former US police officer gets nearly 12 years for fatal shooting

Ex-officer was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting 28-year-old Black woman Atatiana Jefferson in Texas home.

Al Jazeera · Dec 20, 2022

Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson

A former Texas police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 has been sentenced to 11 years and 10 months in prison

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Prosecutors in Texas rest case 3 days into former officer's murder trial. Experts shocked, activists angered

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County prosecutors rested their murder case Wednesday against former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home. Ten witnesses testified for the prosecution over three days in the much-delayed trial.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Prosecutors rest their case at ex-Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean’s murder trial

FORT WORTH, Texas — The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home more than three years ago. Court will resume Monday when the defense presents its case to jurors.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

What to know about the trial for Aaron Dean, the ex-Fort Worth cop facing a murder charge

FORT WORTH, Texas — The murder trial for the former Fort Worth officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson is underway more than three years since the fatal shooting.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Fellow officer testifies about the night Aaron Dean shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s face is burned into Fort Worth police Officer Carol Darch’s memory.

Tribune News Service · Dec 7, 2022

Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, search

A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, according to the officer who was with him…

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

No Black jurors chosen for murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — A jury has been chosen for the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, which is scheduled to begin Monday in Tarrant County.

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Dozens excused from jury pool in murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jury selection in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean resumed Wednesday with the court excusing 29 out of 74 prospective jurors who were individually questioned by 4 p.m.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022