Questions intensify after Texas officer kills woman at home
Posted October 14, 2019 8:07 am.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A white police officer who fatally shot a 28-year-old black woman inside her Texas home is set to be interviewed by investigators as questions and outrage grow over the shooting.
Fort Worth police say officers responded early Saturday after a neighbour called a non-emergency line to report the home’s front door had been left open. The responding officer fired a shot through the home’s window, killing Atatiana Jefferson.
A family attorney, Lee Merritt, says Jefferson was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she was killed. Jefferson graduated with a biology degree from Xavier University in New Orleans.
A vigil took place Sunday outside Jefferson’s home. The officer is expected to be interviewed Monday.
The Fort Worth Police Officers Association issued a statement Sunday calling for “a thorough and transparent investigation” into the shooting.
The Associated Press
