Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – As Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker settles into her new role, she released a significant statement regarding a former Fort Worth police charged with murder. Parker said that it is “imperative that the trial be scheduled.” 
Dean was charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. She was in her home when officers, who had responded to a non-emergency call, shot her through the window of her home.
Parker wrote, “Until this criminal trial is resolved, Fort Worth cannot reconcile or move forward as a more unified community, and more importantly, Atatiana Jefferson’s family and friends cannot begin to find healing.“
My message to the Fort Worth community regarding the pending timeline of the criminal trial of a former Fort Worth police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson: https://t.co/LZS9yKskAW
— Mayor Mattie Parker (@MayorMattie) July 2, 2021
The family has also demanded that a trial date be set.
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