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Fort Worth Settles Atatiana Jefferson Case | Texas News
Fort Worth is poised to settle a civil case tied to the 2019 fatal police shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, who was killed in her own home during a welfare check. Officer Aaron Dean was convicted of manslaughter in 2022 and sentenced to nearly 12 years. This separate civil settlement, set for city council approval on August 25, allocates funds into a trust for her two nephews—accessible at age 18—and distributes the remainder among other surviving family members, aiming to provide long-term financial support. Her sister Ashley Carr called the dual accountability rare and meaningful, potentially…
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