Police Brutality / Individual record
Atatiana Jefferson
Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot through a window of her home by an officer responding to a welfare call.
- Record ID
- PB-1229
- Date of death
- October 12, 2019
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
- Agency
- Fort Worth Police Department
- Category
- Police shooting at home
What happened
A neighbor had requested a check on the residence.
Investigation & findings
Former officer Aaron Dean convicted of manslaughter in 2022.
Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology