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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her windowThe Supreme Court wonāt hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home.
Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Officer gets nearly 12 years for killing Atatiana JeffersonA 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.
Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Former Fort Worth police officer found guilty of manslaughter of Atatiana JeffersonA jury on Thursday found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter for shooting Jefferson while she babysat her nephew in her motherās home in 2019.
Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in shooting of Atatiana Jefferson
Read full article: Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in shooting of Atatiana JeffersonA former Texas police officer has been convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019.
Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, search
Read full article: Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, searchA Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didnāt 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 that night.
Trial delayed for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her home
Read full article: Trial delayed for Texas officer who shot Black woman in her homeA Texas judge has delayed the murder trial of a former police officer who is charged with fatally shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home in 2019.
Trial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in home
Read full article: Trial set for Texas officer who shot Black woman in homeA trial date has been set early next year for a former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019.
Trial set for Fort Worth police officer who shot Black woman in her home
Read full article: Trial set for Fort Worth police officer who shot Black woman in her homeA date has been set for the trial of a former Fort Worth police officer who was charged with murder after shooting a Black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door in 2019.
Prominent lawyer Lee Merritt says heāll challenge Ken Paxton in run for Texas attorney general
Read full article: Prominent lawyer Lee Merritt says heāll challenge Ken Paxton in run for Texas attorney generalDALLAS ā A prominent Dallas attorney who has represented the families of Black people killed by police officers says he is running for Texas attorney general. Lee Merritt announced over the weekend that he plans to challenge Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton after mentioning the idea during a protest Friday over a man's death in a suburban Dallas jail. āTexas deserves an attorney general that will fight for the constitutional rights of all citizens,ā Merritt tweeted Saturday. People seeking to run for Texas attorney general cannot file candidacy papers for months, but the 2022 election has dawn early attention following new criminal allegations against Paxton. Paxton has denied any wrongdoing and said he'll seek reelection.
Family of Black woman shot through window sues Texas officer
Read full article: Family of Black woman shot through window sues Texas officerFORT WORTH, Texas ā Family members of a Black woman who was killed when a white police officer fired through a window of her motherās Texas home have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officer and the city. The suit names the city of Fort Worth and former officer Aaron Dean as defendants. A city spokeswoman said he could not comment because the city had not be served the lawsuit as of Monday. The Fort Worth police department said it was not able to comment on the lawsuit. āBy their deliberate indifference, Defendants the City of Fort Worth Police Department implemented and encouraged policies, practices, and customs with deliberate indifference to the rights of citizens,ā according to the lawsuit.
Ex-Texas officerās trial set for next year in womanās death
Read full article: Ex-Texas officerās trial set for next year in womanās deathFORT WORTH, Texas ā A judge in Texas has tentatively set an August trial date for a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman who was fatally shot through a window. Judge David Hagerman on Tuesday said the scheduling may be fluid but that the case of former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean āneeds to be tried next year,ā the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Dean resigned after he was charged with murder in the Oct. 12, 2019, shooting death of Jefferson. Jefferson had been babysitting her 8-year-old nephew at her mother's home when a neighbor called a non-emergency police line to report that a door was ajar. At Tuesdayās pretrial proceedings, Hagerman said he would likely consider a motion to change the venue of the trial from Tarrant County, which is home to Fort Worth.