Atatiana Jefferson

2022 - 12 - 16

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Death of Atatiana Jefferson: Jury to begin deliberating on Aaron ... (WFAA.com)

The former Fort Worth police officer faces two to 20 years in prison.

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Atatiana Jefferson's Killer Should've Never Been a Cop ... (The Root)

Ex-police officer Aaron Dean, convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, was found to be unfit to be a police officer before he ...

[Tarrant County jurors](https://www.theroot.com/no-black-jurors-selected-in-aaron-dean-murder-trial-up-1849855577) found Dean unfit for society, convicting him of manslaughter after 13 hours of deliberation. The East Pittsburgh Police force was disbanded shortly after the Rose case was closed. “I find that Rosfeld’s actions were intentional and they certainly brought about the result he was hoping to accomplish,” Mr. “Loehmann was allowed to resign from the Independence department after six months following a series of incidents where supervisors determined he was unfit to be a police officer. In conclusion, Clayton found him unfit “psychologically” to serve and protect as an officer because his decision making - such as hastily shooting at Atatiana through a window—would be inhibited by narcissism and put [people at risk](https://www.theroot.com/sister-of-atatiana-jefferson-files-lawsuit-against-fort-1846934531). Six months later, he killed Rose just a few hours into what was literally his first patrol in East Pittsburgh.

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Sentencing begins in police killing of Atatiana Jefferson (Associated Press)

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A psychologist testified Friday that a former Texas officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home ...

But under questioning from prosecutors he acknowledged numerous errors, repeatedly conceding that actions he took before and after the shooting were “more bad police work.” Body camera footage showed that Dean and a second officer who responded to the call didn’t identify themselves as police at the house. The case was unusual for the relative speed with which, amid public outrage, the Fort Worth Police Department released video of the shooting and arrested Dean. 12, 2019, after a neighbor called a nonemergency police line to report that the front door to Jefferson’s home was open. She had been playing video games that night with her 8-year-old nephew and it emerged at trial that they left the doors open to vent smoke from hamburgers the boy burnt. Psychologist Kyle Clayton evaluated Dean in March 2017 after Dean applied for a job with the Fort Worth Police Department.

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Guilty verdict in Atatiana Jefferson death, 'Avatar' sequel hits ... (USA TODAY)

A former Forth Worth police officer shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window in her home in 2019, 'Avatar: The Way of Water' hits theaters; ...

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