A former Texas police officer convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.
FILE - Aaron Dean listens to testimony during the sentencing phase of his trial at Tarrant County's 396th District Court on Dec. 16, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. Former Fort Worth Police Officer Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 20, to nearly 12 years in prison for his manslaughter conviction.
FILE - Aaron Dean listens to testimony during the sentencing phase of his trial at Tarrant County's 396th District Court on Dec. 16, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. Former Fort Worth Police Officer Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 20, to nearly 12 years 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 probation. The same jury thatThe white Fort Worth officer shot the 28-year-old Black woman while responding to a call about an open front door. His guilty verdict was a rare conviction of an officer for killing someone who was also armed with a gun.
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