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Fort Worth Police Fatally Shot Black Woman in Her Home During 'Welfare Check'

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Oct 14, 2019
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A Black woman in Texas is dead after being fatally shot in her home by a police officer conducting a “welfare check.” Seconds after shouting commands, a white Fort Worth Police officer opened fire into Atatiana Koquice Jefferson’s bedroom, killing her.

The incident occurred in the early hours of October 12 after Jefferson’s neighbor James Smith called a …

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