Posts Tagged ‘Atatiana Jefferson’
Atatiana Jefferson’s mother dies 2 months after her father
Atatiana Jefferson’s family continues to deal with grief after she was shot to death by a White cop. Lee Merritt, an attorney representing Jefferson’s relatives, told the Dallas Morning News that her mother, Yolanda Carr, has died. On the morning of Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, medical personnel were called to Carr’s home, where they found…
Read MoreWhite cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson finally indicted for murder
It took more than three months, but the White cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson has finally been charged with murder, according to the Dallas Morning News. On Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, a Texas grand jury indicted Aaron Dean, 35, in the case involving Jefferson’s shooting death. On Saturday, Oct. 12, Dean, a former Forth Worth…
Read MoreFather of Atatiana Jefferson, who was shot by police in her home, is dead
The father of Atatiana Jefferson, who was devastated when his daughter was shot dead by police in her own home in Fort Worth, Texas, has died just weeks after his daughter was killed. He was 59. Marquis Jefferson reportedly succumbed to cardiac arrest in his home on Nov. 9, 2019. He was rushed to a…
Read MoreNBA and NFL stars paying for Atatiana Jefferson’s funeral
Stars from the NBA and NFL have stepped up to pay the entire cost of the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson, the Fort Worth, Texas, woman who was killed in her home by police during a wellness check. Former Dallas Mavericks NBA star Harrison Barnes is going to pay for 90 percent of the funeral costs,…
Read MoreBotham Jean Foundation gives to Atatiana Jefferson’s family
Not only are the families of Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson connected by proximity because of a short drive down Interstate 30 between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, but they are also conjoined by the avoidable, senseless killings of their loved ones by White police officers. The Jean family, based in Dallas, reached across the…
Read MoreAtatiana Jefferson pointed gun at window before she was shot, police say
The arrest warrant for former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean includes a statement that Atatiana Jefferson pulled out her gun and pointed it at the window before she was shot to death. Jefferson’s 8-year-old nephew, who she was watching at the time of the incident, is quoted by police as saying his aunt “heard…
Read MoreBlack people should refrain from calling the police on each other
The police are not our friends. Just like the original Constitution was not intended to apply to Blacks in America, the notion of protect and serve is inapplicable to us as well. The police do not protect or serve the interests of Black and Brown people — instead they are trained and programmed to harm…
Read MoreWhite cop who killed Atatiana Jefferson charged with murder
The White police officer who allegedly shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson has been charged with murder. Officer Aaron Dean resigned hours before he was booked into the Tarrant County Jail on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, according to Dallas Morning News. At an afternoon news conference, Fort Worth Police Police Chief Ed Kraus said that Dean…
Read MoreFort Worth cop identified who shot Black woman inside her home
The Fort Worth, Texas, cop who killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her own home while she was playing video games with her nephew has been identified. During a press conference that was attended by the likes of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Dallas Morning News, interim Police Chief Ed Kraus said the officer’s name…
Read MoreCelebrities react to White cop fatally shooting Black woman in her own home
The father of Atatiana Jefferson does not want a hug. And he’s in no mood to give any, either. Marquis Jefferson is too busy grieving after his daughter was shot and killed by a White police officer in her own home early Saturday morning while playing video games with her nephew. “I don’t want no…
Read MoreAtatiana Jefferson was reportedly playing with nephew when killed by White cop
More details are emerging surrounding the tragic fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson. On Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, Jefferson, who is Black, was shot and killed by a White police officer while she was in her home in Fort Worth, Texas, according to the Dallas Morning News. Jefferson was killed around 2:30 a.m. after police responded…
Read MoreWhite cop shoots, kills Atatiana Jefferson inside her own home (bodycam video)
Less than two weeks after former Dallas cop Amber Guyger was convicted for shooting and killing her Black neighbor inside his home, another White cop in neighboring Fort Worth, Texas, shot and killed a Black woman inside her house. The White police officer was responding to a non-emergency welfare check of a residence at approximately…
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