Texas police officer shoots woman to death inside her home

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Source: NBC news

A Fort Worth police officer checking out a residence with an open door opened fire on a woman inside her home, killing her, authorities said.

The shooting early Saturday happened less than two weeks after a police officer in nearby Dallas was found guilty of murder for fatally shooting a man in his home in 2018. In both cases the officers are white and the victims were African American.


In the Fort Worth shooting at 2:25 a.m. Saturday, authorities have the officer's body-camera footage.

According to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth, the imagery shows the perspective of the officer outside a home, peering inside a window using a flashlight, spotting someone inside standing near a window and telling her, "Put your hands up — show me your hands," before opening fire.

Fort Worth police say one shot was fired.



Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1065451

[ret5hd]

1. "Put your hands up BANG!!!"

What a brave brave man.

[ck4829]

50. Right

[Ilsa]

2. WT-everloving-F !!!

Put his ass in prison.

[guillaumeb]

3. So he decided that having an open door

needed armed intervention? And shot as he called out a warning.

Like the Tamir Rice murder, the victim of police violence had no time to react before she was murdered.

[Turbineguy]

4. Why are people like this even hired?

Why do they apply for such jobs?

[Lucky Luciano]

37. It's a feature...not a bug.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

48. It's a training issue. And I have a theory it is a result of 40 years of dash cams and body cams.

Cops have been trained since the 80s based on worst case scenarios of cops on video that have been killed in violent encounters.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

60. Sociopaths

Sociopaths want jobs where they can get off on abusing power.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Cops will say ...

"He feared for his life" and support him.

Standard excuse.

[WePurrsevere]

6. Black woman, white cop...

I really wish that I could say that I'm surprised but I'm not anymore.

A bit more info and her pic...
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-Dead-in-Officer-Involved-Shooting-at-South-Fort-Worth-Home-Early-Saturday-Morning-562919781.html

[imavoter]

7. He shot her through a window. Fort Worth Star Telegram link

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article236067328.html

[cstanleytech]

8. Sounds like the officer shot her without cause and now the department

is trying cover it up by releasing the information that a gun was found at the scene but keeping it unclear if she even had it in her hand at the time.

[imavoter]

9. people are allowed to have guns in their home.

The neighbor called the non emergency number for a welfare check.

They did not enter the home or identify themselves.
They didn't do a welfare check.

So much for asking for help.

[cstanleytech]

14. I am aware of that but what I am saying is that this sounds like a

"Damn, we better let it slip that we found a gun in the home to try and cover our butts" type thing.
Hell she could have even had it in her hand and it would have even been legal as it was her own house and if the officer did not identify himself and shot her its manslaughter even if he told her to drop it.

[tulipsandroses]

26. I agree, Its Texas for crying out loud! Someone having a gun in their home is not unusual

So what is the point of mentioning the gun in the home?

Its discouraging that police departments cannot just be on the level and get rid of bad or unfit cops without dragging the victim through the mud. They tried to do the same thing with Botham Jean, mentioning marijuana in his home. These people have no business being police officers and the police departments should be happy to get rid of them instead of smearing the victims and their families.

[exboyfil]

31. I wonder why the NRA isn't going crazy

Wait a second. She was black.

[Sapient Donkey]

20. The video they released is sneaky too.

I feel like they are trying to give the impression that the gun they mentioned was visible by the officer from the window and can even been seen the actual video they released, but after going through over it a few times I don't think that's the case. The stills were taken from some other unreleased part of the video, and it's not clear where the firearm was at.

As you already stated, that doesn't matter either way. Doesn't seem unreasonable that a person investigating strange people in their backyard late at night might arm themselves.

[Devil Child]

21. Very sneaky as you noted

She had every right to possess a firearm in her own home. This is PD trying to blame the victim and set a narrative.

[imavoter]

10. a link from people who know the family

https://m.facebook.com/kyev.tatum/videos/10219660422196991/

[Quackers]

11. I watched the body cam footage.

This is not a justified shooting. I think the officer will be fired and charged. Only time will tell though.

[cstanleytech]

15. One can but hope. nt

[Sapient Donkey]

19. But the fact he was on duty probably reduces the chances of him being convicted

Like that Arizona cop Philip Brailsford who shot and killed an unarmed man after the victim failed their twisted game of simon says.

[Snake Plissken]

12. Neighbor James Smith said he called a police non-emergency number when he noticed the open door.

Hello, Is this the police department? Can you please stop by and murder my neighbor for leaving her door open?

[regnaD kciN]

28. If I were him, I'd be careful about what I say...

Wouldn't want him to be "killed in a drug deal," would we?

[Nay]

43. This poor neighbor. I bet he feels awful. But truly, even in these times, we still

call the police to get help -- not to be murdered, or to see our neighbor shot down in cold blood for nothing when we were trying to help her. It's a total travesty.

[Devil Child]

13. Fire, arrest, and charge the murdering officer.

[hmanne]

17. How about investigate first?

[DiverDave]

35. Oh, yes

A LONG investigation. With the murderer getting paid the whole time. It truly baffles me how you could even hint this was justified. This was a murder. PERIOD.

[hmanne]

36. I never said, nor hinted, that this was justified,

I said investigate first.
It truly baffles me how you came to the conclusion that I was justifying this.

[DiverDave]

47. Lol

Eom.

[hmanne]

52. Whatever dude. nt

[ChubbyStar]

53. What brilliant analysis.

How about those Angels and their drug scandal? Maybe you should stick to baseball, just saying.

[hmanne]

54. And maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't be telling people what to stick to?

Jus sayin.

[Kingofalldems]

55. Yeoman's work being done.

[hmanne]

57. Sorry, don't understand. nt.

[LanternWaste]

62. Bingo. nt

[Kingofalldems]

63. I was right. Ha!

[ChubbyStar]

56. Ah sorry, not interested

Have a blessed day!

[hmanne]

58. Neither am I.

You have a great Sunday evening and a great coming week.

[Scalded Nun]

16. If you call the police

be prepared for someone to die, regardless of the circumstances for the call.

[hmanne]

18. Only if you're a POC,

if you're white, well...……………...

[Nay]

38. Don't forget the yoga teacher who called the cops and was walking to the

squad car --- and was shot dead. She was white. You can't even depend on being white. You can't depend on being a 12-yr-old. You can't depend on being in your own home minding your own business. It's disgusting.

[hmanne]

39. You are correct,

I should have said more likely if you're a POC.

[Nay]

40. I agree -- it's much more likely if you are POC. The cops, just like rapists and serial killers,

attack the ones least likely to be able to fight back -- POC, poor people, marginal people -- and they've murdered so many of them without consequence that they are now moving on to just about anybody. It's a sick mentality that is slowly infecting most police forces.

[hmanne]

41. So how do we, as a society, stop this?

I wish I had the answer.

[atreides1]

59. And the cop that shot her...

...wasn't white and is now sitting in prison!!!

Funny how that works...black cop shoots white woman, goes to trial, gets convicted, and goes to jail...

White cop shoots 12 year black boy, doesn't get indicted, doesn't go to trial, still walking free...

[ManiacJoe]

22. The body cam video does not help the cop.

[diverdownjt]

23. It's time to be like england...

Take the guns out of the cops hands....non-lethal defensive weapons only.

[greyl]

24. Glaringly unjustifiable homicide. nt

[Sammie Jeya]

25. what is going on

This is insane...

[susanna]

27. "To protect and serve" - the law enforcement motto -

Has become lost to our time. I say this with a heavy heart. My father was a decent and kind police officer. He retired in 1992. He is appalled. I am appalled.

I do not know the answer to this fearful and reactionary 'policing.'

Shooting at a silhouette in a normal, occupied home? That is beyond crazy.

[regnaD kciN]

29. It's only the first part of the motto now...

It's been modified to "To protect and serve...affluent suburban white people."

[Girl powers]

30. Enough

Fire the chief of police. The buck stops there.

[RandiFan1290]

32. Texas, again. nt

[Snake Plissken]

34. Trump won't say a word about this... but he has no problem spending hundreds of hours whining about

athletes who take a knee to protest murders like this

[Hotler]

42. I had an officer check on an open door of mine.

A nice summer morning I had the back door open about half way to let the cat run in and out while I was in the front room on the computer. To see the door from my desk I have to lean and look around a corner. My backyard is open to the alley. I'm sitting there and I hear knock, knock hello, anyone there? I look around the corner and a police officer looking in. He said he was driving down the alley and notice the door ajar and was doing a welfare check. I said thank you and he left.

The point is he knock a few times and said hello. He acted neighborly.

[Kablooie]

44. if she was in her home and noticed a strange man creeping around outside

And had a gun in her hand she would have been justified.
A gun in the house is exactly for that kind of situation.

[getagrip_already]

46. yeah, he never yelled police.....

Shine a flashlight in random windows in TX at 2:30 am and a high percentage of them will shoot you through the window.

What was this guy thinking? Why not knock on the door or at least announce yourself prior to approaching?

Unfortunately stupid cops kill people.

[DesertRat]

45. Her name was Atatiana Koquice Jefferson. 28 years old. Murdered in her own home

Link to tweet

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/1-Dead-in-Officer-Involved-Shooting-at-South-Fort-Worth-Home-Early-Saturday-Morning-562919781.html

[ck4829]

49. ...

[Stuart G]

51. Now the London Daily Mail..has picked this story up. World News..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7566899/White-Texas-police-officer-fatally-shots-black-woman-28-inside-home.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

61. To protect and serve my ass!