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Criminal Justice

Jury sentences Aaron Dean to nearly 12 years in prison for fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson

Miranda Suarez, KERA

Posted on December 20, 2022 · Dean was convicted of manslaughter for shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson in her home in 2019. He was on duty as a police officer at the time.

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Jury finds former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter

Miranda Suarez, KERA

Posted on December 15, 2022 · Dean was indicted for murder after he shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her own home.

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Criminal Justice

Trial for former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean scheduled for December after multiple delays

Miranda Suarez, KERA

Posted on August 18, 2022 · This comes more than three years after the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson in October 2019.

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Fort Worth Cop Who Shot Atatiana Jefferson Dead Had 2004 Assault Charge

Associated Press

Posted on November 6, 2019 · Aaron Dean has acknowledged that he touched a female friend inappropriately in a library at the University of Texas at Arlington.

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Judge Issues Gag Order In Murder Trial Of Fort Worth Police Officer

Associated Press

Posted on October 31, 2019 · The order prohibits lawyers and others involved in Aaron Dean's trial from speaking publicly about specifics of the case.

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Grand Jury Will Decide If Case Of Ex-Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Goes Forward

Christopher Connelly, KERA

Posted on October 25, 2019 · Aaron Dean is the first law enforcement officer to face a murder charge in Tarrant County for an on-the-job shooting.

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Fort Worth Interim Police Chief ‘Deeply Sorry’ For Fatal Shooting

Paolo Zialcita, NPR

Posted on October 16, 2019 · Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed in the confines of her own home by police officer Aaron Dean, who resigned Monday. Dean has been charged with murder.

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Former Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting Of Woman In Her Home

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES, NPR

Posted on October 15, 2019 · Aaron Dean fired through the window of Atatiana Jefferson's home after responding to a call from a neighbor.

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Spring Branch ISD police officer fatally shoots man suspected of killing his father before stealing cars outside elementary school

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on November 30, 2023 · A man suspected of fatally shooting his father on Thursday in the 2500 block of Mona Lee Lane was subsequently shot and killed by a school district police officer in the 2800 block of Campbell Road, after allegedly stealing two cars outside of Buffalo Creek Elementary.

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Houston police fatally shoot man after vehicle chase in Southwest Houston

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Posted on July 28, 2023 · The man who was shot and killed allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen truck and later pointed a gun at officers, according to the Houston Police Department.

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Briana Williams

Posted on June 12, 2023 · The 31-year-old Houston police officer, assigned to the northwest division, had been on the force for just two years. His wife was hospitalized and is in serious condition.

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