A former Texas police officer was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of shooting Black woman Atatiana Jefferson inside her home while she was playing video games with her nephew.
Former Fort Worth, Texas, police officer Aaron Dean was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on Tuesday after being convicted of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/officer-gets-nearly-12-years-for-killing-atatiana-jefferson/"></div>A former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and 10 months in prison for his manslaughter conviction. Aaron Dean, 38, had faced up to 20 years in prison, but jurors also had the option of sentencing him to […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/officer-gets-nearly-12-years-for-killing-atatiana-jefferson/"