BREAKING: Ex-Texas police officer Aaron Dean was convicted of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Atatiana Jefferson.
While looking for signs of burglary, Dean went to the backyard of the house. Jefferson was at a window with a handgun she owned. Jefferson's nephew, who was 8 years old at the time of the shooting, said that his aunt grabbed the weapon because she heard noises outside.
The main question of the trial was whether Dean saw the weapon before opening fire. Dean testified that he had seen the barrel of the gun pointed at him, so he opened fire; his defense attorney Bob Gill said in closing statements that Dean had a right to self defense. that Dean did not announce himself and did not give Jefferson time to comply with commands such as raising her hands.
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