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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 won’t 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 shooting, killing Texas woman in her own home
Read full article: Officer gets nearly 12 years for shooting, killing Texas woman in her own homeA 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 nearly 12 years in prison.
Jury starts deliberation in Texas officer’s murder trial
Read full article: Jury starts deliberation in Texas officer’s murder trialA jury began deliberations Wednesday in the murder case against a former Texas police officer charged with 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 didn’t 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.
Ex-Texas officer's trial set for next year in woman's death
Read full article: Ex-Texas officer's trial set for next year in woman's deathFORT WORTH, Texas – 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 “needs to be tried next year,” 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 Tuesday's 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.
Protests highlight deaths at hands of police around the US
Read full article: Protests highlight deaths at hands of police around the USErma Johnson, the mother of Dion Johnson, speaks at a news conference in Phoenix on Friday, June 5, 2020. Alongside his story, demonstrators are speaking out about deaths in their own hometowns. At one point, a trooper used his foot to kick or nudge Johnson, according to traffic-camera video recorded by AZFamily.com. Authorities say Johnson tried to grab the officer's weapon, starting a struggle that ended with the fatal shooting. CaliforniaAn outcry is growing over the fatal shooting of Erik Salgado at the hands of California Highway Patrol officers on Saturday.