Black woman shot dead in Texas home by white police officer conducting welfare check

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A black woman has been fatally shot by a white police officer called to her home for a welfare check, authorities in Fort Worth, Texas say.

Police said the officer, who had been on the force since April 2018, was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation.In the statement, police said the responding officers saw a person near the window inside the home.However, Ms Jefferson's family attorney, Lee Merritt, said the officer"didn't have time to perceive a threat" before he opened fire.

The killings of unarmed Black Americans have got to end. Atatiana Jefferson should be alive. The Department of Justice must investigate this. "The acts of yet another"trained" police officer have resulted in the death of #AtatianaJefferson. Gun downed in her own home. If we are not safe to call the police, if we are not safe in our homes, where can we find peace? We demand answers. We demand justice," the account posted.

 

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Would ABC and the Western world's Socialist media have bothered to report the story if a white woman was shot by a black cop? No, thought not. ABC Australia ready to go full Jim Crow on this 'un theirabc

Why do you always mention the skin colour. Seems racist ABC

A ConversationEDU article thoroughly debunked the idea that white police disproportionately target black ppl but this headline anyway right?

So why is the headline colour related but you do not report colour when highlighting the gang issues in Melbourne

Is this news here? Is this part of the ABC's ongoing campaign to highlight actions by whites in respect of blacks in any country on the face of the planet, for what reason? Maybe ABC might find it of interest to cover the much more common in US black on black violence? auspol

Love how the “reporters” at the ABC add the racial element. Let’s not wait for the facts to come out.

Apparently it’s illegal to have your front door open & punishable by the death penalty . Remind me why I would never visit the USA

ABC, your sounding very Racist using Black and White pro Nouns. Tut tut

Normal for the Unspeakable Shithole America...

There is a simple but expensive solution to the dangers of these scenarios, As for this incident, the cop may have seen his gun reflection superimposed on the image of the person behind the glass. With a robot there would be no need to react in fear.

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