The 28-year-old black Texas woman killed in her home by a white police officer was a pre-med university graduate who worked in pharmaceutical equipment sales, her family’s lawyer says.
was a pre-med university graduate who worked in pharmaceutical equipment sales, her family’s lawyer said Sunday.as someone dedicated to her family and “the auntie that stayed up on Friday night playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.”Jefferson, who attended Xavier University, was shot to death early Saturday morning by a Fort Worth police officer while she was watching her older sister’s son.
The department said in a statement that the officer was dispatched to the home after a report that its front door was open. As the officer searched outside, he saw a person inside standing near a window, the statement said.The statement did not describe the threat. A gun was found in the home, the statement said, though it did not specify where it was found.
Merritt accused the department of “villainizing this beautiful peaceful woman” and turning her into a “suspect, a silhouette, or threat.”, the officer can be seen approaching the window, then shouting,"Put your hands up — show me your hands” before quickly opening fire.
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