November 22, 2024

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Texas Police Officer Shot and Killed Woman In Her Own Home Through Bedroom Window

A black woman was shot and killed Saturday just before 2:30 a.m. by a white police officer in her Fort Worth, Texas home after a neighbor called a non-emergency number to report the woman’s front door was open, police said.

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The police report says officers were searching the perimeter of Atatiana Jefferson in Hillside Morningside neighborhood during a welfare check when they saw a person standing near a window inside and when one of them said “they perceived a threat,” he opened fire, killing her, Fort Worth police said.

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The 28-year-old was shot while standing in her bedroom after playing video games with her nephew.

Forth Worth police released an edited version of the body cam footage showing the incident. Media has requested for the unedited footage but no response as of yet.
WARNING: This footage may be disturbing for some viewers. 

Officers gave her medical treatment but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement, the department said that it “shares the deep concerns of the public and is committed to completing an extremely through investigation of this critical police incident to its resolution.”
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Attorney Lee Merritt said that Jefferson was living with her mother to help out because her mother has a medical condition.

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Pastors and activists in the community are seeking answers, wanting to know why she was shot and killed.

The also responded to the most recent press release by the Fort Worth Police Department.

The officer — a white male who has been with FWPD since April 2018 — has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation. His name has not been released.

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According to Atatiana’s page (which was last updated publicly in 2018), she worked at Xavier University of Louisiana, where she also studied biology and majored in chemistry with a minor in pre-med.

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She was a dedicated student. This 2015 video shared by Jefferson on YouTube shows her doing an AP lab exercise.

Her Facebook cover photo was a photo of pretzels arranged to spell out the word “love.”

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This shooting makes absolutely no sense. The investigation is still ongoing and the family has retained a lawyer.

We’ll keep y’all updated as new information becomes available. Rest in peace, Atatiana.

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#JusticeForAtatiana

 

 

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