By Melissa Noel· Updated December 21, 2022
The former Texas police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through the window of her home was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on Tuesday for manslaughter.
Aaron Dean, a 38-year-old white former Fort Worth police officer, faced up to 20 years in prison for the murder of Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman in 2019.
Dean was found guilty of manslaughter last Thursday in the fatal
