Fort Worth, Texas police officer who shot woman in her home has resigned, faces criminal charges, police chief says. More:
- The family of a 28-year-old black woman shot dead by a white male police officer inside her Fort Worth, Texas home called on Monday for an independent, federal investigation and swift prosecution.
“We demand justice for Atatiana Jefferson, for an independent, thorough and transparent process,” the woman’s sister Ashley Carr told a news conference, calling for a federal investigation and a “swift and appropriate prosecution.” “Fort Worth needs to recuse itself from this investigation and bring in an outside agency,” family attorney Lee Merritt told reporters. “They need to make sure this officer is treated like any other criminal suspect in our criminal justice system.”Jefferson was shot dead the same month former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of shooting and killing unarmed black man Botham Jean inside his own apartment after she walked in and thought it was her home.
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