In the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, the Texas police officer who resigned earlier today has been booked in jail on a murder charge.
In a statement released over the weekend, Fort Worth police said officers saw someone near a window inside the home and that one of them drew his weapon and fired after “perceiving a threat.”
“Any neighborhood would be proud to have her as a neighbor, and any city would be proud to have her as a citizen,” Carr said. Police relations with the public have been strained after other recent shootings. In June, the departmentof officers fatally shooting a man who ignored repeated orders to drop his handgun. He was the fourth person Fort Worth police had fired on in 10 days.Kraus became the city’s interim police chief in May after the previous chief was fired.
The body-camera video included blurred still frames showing a gun inside a bedroom. It’s unclear whether 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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