Family of victim says cop who killed black woman in her own home should be fired, charged
FORT WORTH, Texas — The family of a 28-year-old black woman who was shot and killed by a white police officer in her Fort Worth home as she played video games with her nephew expressed outrage Monday that the officer has not been arrested or fired.
The police officer, whose name has not been officially released, should be fired, Merritt said."That's the least we should expect," he said. "You didn't hear the officer shout, 'Gun, gun, gun,'" Merritt told Dallas TV station KXAS on Sunday after viewing video taken from a Fort Worth officer's bodycam."He didn't have time to perceive a threat. That's murder."
Story continuesAccording to a demographics report released by the Fort Worth Police Department, nearly two-thirds of its 1,100 officers were white, as of June 30. Just over 20% were Hispanic or Latino and about 10% were black. The bodycam video included blurred still frames showing a gun inside a bedroom. It's unclear if the firearm was found near Jefferson, and police have not said that the officer who shot her thought she was holding a gun. The police statement released Saturday said only that officers who entered the residence after the shooting found a firearm, and Lt. Brandon O'Neil would not answer reporters' questions Sunday on why police released images of the gun.
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