Lawyer for slain woman's family says Fort Worth police should not be investigating themselves

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Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot inside her home by a white police officer. Her family says an outside agency should investigate. 'Fort Worth PD cannot investigate themselves. ... This man murdered someone. He should be arrested,' said her brother.

"We don't think that Fort Worth police should be investigating it on their own," attorney Lee Merritt told CNN Sunday. He said police reached out to his clients, but they'd rather talk with independent investigators about the shooting.Here's what we know about the Fort Worth police shootingAtatiana Koquice Jefferson, 28, was killed around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after a neighbor called dispatchers to report the woman's front door was open, police said.

In the body camera video, when the officers first arrive at the house, the door is open and the lights are on, but no one can be seen.The officers then walk around the home and into the dark holding a flashlight. At some point, one of them quickly approaches a window with his weapon drawn.Within seconds, the officer yells,"Put your hands up! Show me your hands!" and fires through the window. He does not identify himself as a police officer before firing his weapon.

 

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Any officer related shooting is NEVER investigated by the department that the said officer is from. Period. A lot of this angst could have been avoided if ft. worth would've told the family and the public immediately.

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This “is Murder “ plain and simple !

Lets Hear about Her Criminal Record or Her Welfare Fraud Background. Don't Leave Out her Criminal Record!

The person who got murder is a black persons, the person who murder her is a white police officer; he WILL GO FREE.

Their reasoning for internal investigation is because the DA’s and prosecution teams work hand in hand with the police...it’s a sick system! And it won’t ever change

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Police are above the law

This is the real issue people should be talking about, but instead, people are crying over a Trump meme video. Shame.

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