A former police officer stands trial for shooting and killing a black woman in her mother’s home back in October 2019. The question before jurors is whether defendant Aaron Dean‘s actions constituted murder. Authorities said victim Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was at her mother’s home playing video games with her nephew when Dean, then an officer with the Fort Worth Police Department, performed a botched welfare check.
James Smith, who was neighbors with the homeowner Yolanda Carr, told the BBC in a 2020 report that he called police to perform a welfare check after his niece and nephew saw that the lights of her home were on and the front door was open on the early morning of Oct. 12, 2019. He thought that it was strange that Carr’s lawnmower and gardening equipment were plugged in. This was not an emergency call. Smith said he expected an officer to just knock on the door and see if his neighbor was fine. He did not know that Carr was in the hospital for her heart condition. Instead, Carr’s 8-year-old grandson and daughter Atatiana were up playing video games.
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22 Comments
And Oscar goes to…… Dale Smith!
Praying for justice for this family. So many things that were done wrong. Aaron did NOT have the right to shoot her and he didn't even render aid? He's been free for 3 years? The pain and trauma that he caused Zion and the rest of the family is not justified!
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What if it was the boy peering out the window first?? It would have been his face shot. Real shame. Cop epic failure. I watched the trial . He should be ashamed to look in the mirror . Prayers to family .
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This was unfortunatel, but not murder. The entire situation could have been avoided if the neighbor didn't call police.
Straight up negligence or was he looking for his first opportunity to shoot someone..? If found guilty, What is a fair jail term? Its not your typical murder case… I've seen a lot of murders first want to join the military or police probably to have an opportunity to shoot someone legally. But they usually have a red flag that keeps them from joining. Is this a case where one was able to join?
Has there been a verdict yt on the case does anyone know
Come on folks he could of beheaded a kid and the conservative jury members will let him go.
the body cam video footage shows her standing with her hands to her side, just as zion said her hands were to her side.
I can have a badge a fake one, and go up to someone's house and just start yelling put your hands up . doesnt mean you have a badge you are a cop, and just because the child saw a badge, the woman probably didnt see it , all she did was get blinded by the flash light, yelled at to put her hands up by a random person hiding in the backayrd
In the video footage slow the youtube video footage to the slowest speed at time stamp 1:36 you see she has a torch in her right hand and her left hand is to her side. He saw a TORCH !!!!!! HE SHOT AT A TORCH !!!!
The defense attorney made an impressive, compelling closing argument/statement!
Is the jury back yet?
This mane ain't had a verdict yet???? I been waiting since 12:00 eastern time 🤦🏾♂️😭😭😭😖😭😭😭
why did you upload this video lol
Officers should no longer be allowed to carry fire arms.
The prosecution have a great argument. However, their speeches are too dramatic.
Law and crime is getting so they do a horrible job with the volume on their microphones it's time to turn the volume up so you can even hear the attorney and not just the judges instructions to the jury
Make it make sense to me he said he told her to hold her hands up let me see your hands now if that was the case how in the world was she pointing a gun at him and if she was putting a gun at him why didn't he say drop the weapon no what he said was put your hands up let me see your hands which tells us she was not pointing a gun at him, now just make this make sense to me because from his point of view it just does not
I'd hate to have my fate hang in the balance of 12 idiots…period…
I must’ve laughed out loud 10X during the prosecutions closing over the top rendition of MacBeth.
Stick to the facts, spare us the performance art
Ain't over. No justice no peace