A family spokesperson confirmed Marquis Jefferson passed away.
Atatiana Jefferson was set to be buried one week after a Fort Worth police officer gunner her down in her own home.
Aaron Dean has been released on bond and is still not cooperating.
How do we tell Black boys and girls that they aren’t safe in their own homes and the people they aren’t safe from wear badges that protect themselves from prosecution?Â
Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson were both killed in their home by police officers.
Aaron Dean was reportedly only in custody for four hours. He killed Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew on Saturday, Oct. 12.
Aaron Dean, who responded to home over a wellness check request before shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson, quit working for the Fort Worth Police Department hours before it was expected that he would be fired.
Aaron Dean resigned from the Fort Worth Police and he has still not be charged with killing Atatiana Jefferson.
The family of Atatiana Jefferson have made it clear they will not have the forgiveness of the Botham Jean family.
The officer's name has not been released.
Fort Worth police killing Atatiana Jefferson in her own home begged the question: When, if ever, should Black people call the police?
The Fort Worth Police Department was in shameless damage control mode after one of its officers killed Atatiana Jefferson, a Black woman in her own home by shooting his gun through a house window.