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Fort Worth Interim Police Chief 'Deeply Sorry' For Fatal Shooting

Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed in the confines of her own home by police officer Aaron Dean, who resigned Monday. Dean has been charged with murder.

The interim chief of the Fort Worth Police Department held a press conference Tuesday in the aftermath of the of Atatiana Jefferson by a police officer, while she was in her home. The officer who shot Jefferson, Aaron Dean, resigned from the department and has been .

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