Six years later, Atatiana Jefferson's family is finally getting accountability, criminal and civil.
Fort Worth has agreed to an $11.25 million settlement with her family, pending City Council approval this month. Atatiana was fatally shot in her mother's home in 2019 while babysitting her 8 year old nephew, after officer Aaron Dean opened fire through a backyard window during what started as a welfare check.
Dean was convicted of manslaughter in 2022. Her sister says nothing can bring Atatiana home, but the family is grateful this case didn't go unanswered.
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