FORT WORTH, Texas (NBC) – A former Fort Worth, Texas police officer has been indicted for murder for shooting a woman through the window of her home.
Aaron Dean resigned from the department after the shooting.
Dean and another officer were called to check on a home in October after a neighbor spotted the front door open and became concerned.
Body-camera video shows Dean pointing a gun at the window yelling “put your hands up” then firing one shot.
28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson was killed. She was inside playing video games with her nephew when she heard a noise outside. She got a gun from her purse and walked toward the window..
That’s when Dean shot her.
Dean never identified himself as a police officer.
After seeing the body camera video Police Chief Ed Kraus said, “There isn’t any doubt this officer acted inappropriately.”
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