Ex-Texas officer convicted of manslaughter for shooting Atatiana Jefferson

In a rare verdict, jurors found Aaron Dean guilty of shooting the 28-year-old through the rear window of her home

A former Texas police officer was convicted of manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019, a rare conviction of an officer for killing someone also armed with a gun.

Jurors were also considering a murder charge against Aaron Dean but instead convicted him of manslaughter in the death of Atatiana Jefferson. The conviction comes more than three years after the white Fort Worth officer shot the 28-year-old woman while responding to a call about an open front door.