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Not Again! Black Woman Shot & Killed By Texas Cop In Her Own Home
Now comes word that yet another African American, a woman this time, has been shot and killed by a cop inside her own home early Saturday morning in Fort Worth, Texas. This latest police killing followed a neighbor’s call to the police “non-emergency” line to perform a “wellness” check on his neighbor, Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28.
Ms. Jefferson was shot while in her own bedroom at approximately 2:30 a.m., October 12, 2019, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
The Fort Worth Police Department issued a statement that its officers responded to a 2:25 a.m. call, and searched the perimeter of the premises in the 1200 block of East Allen Avenue. Five minutes later, Ms. Jefferson was dead at the hands of one of these officers.
An as yet unnamed officer, after seeing someone through a window of her home, drew his weapon and fired one shot, instantly killing Ms. Jefferson.
“The individual,” said the statement, “a black female, who resides at the residence succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene. The officer, a white male who has been with the department since April of 2018, has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome [of] the critical police incident investigation.”
