Vikings get promising news on WR Justin Jefferson after he's taken to hospital with chest injury
Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson was taken to a hospital after being hit in the chest during Minnesotaโs 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he returned to Allegiant Stadium and then flew home with the team.
Texas cop didn't say 'gun' before fatal shooting, search
A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didnโt say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, according to the officer who was with him that night.
Small pipeline, large worries for some S. Carolina residents
Jefferson is one of several landowners protesting the pipeline because they are worried about its potential environmental effects. The proposed 14.5-mile-long (23-kilometer-long) gas line is small in contrast to projects like the recently canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline, or even a 55-mile-long (88.5-kilometer-long) pipeline Dominion built recently in the state. The company cites new energy demand spurred by economic growth in eastern South Carolina as the impetus for the project. She points to the explosion of a Dominion gas line in Ohio and allegations over pollution involving coal ash in Virginia. Dominion held a community workshop in January at the townโs elementary school so residents could learn more about the proposed pipeline.
Funeral for Atatiana Jefferson to be held Thursday in Dallas
The services will begin at 11 a.m. (noon ET) at Concord Church in Dallas, family attorney Lee Merritt said. Mourners had expected to gather Saturday at a Dallas megachurch to say farewell to Jefferson, who was killed as she played with her 8-year-old nephew. Aside from the optics of a police officer shooting a woman in her own home, Dean is white, and Atatiana Jefferson was black. A week after the shooting, a small group of protesters marched in Fort Worth to decry Jefferson's killing, according to CNN affiliate KTVT. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother.
Atatiana Jefferson's dad facing judge after halting funeral
Marquis Jefferson has a good relationship with his daughter's mother and siblings, who use the surname, Carr, according to Carter. Shot while playing with her nephewFormer Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean, one of two policemen who responded to the neighbor's call to check on Jefferson's house, has been charged with her murder. On Saturday, a small group of protesters marched in Fort Worth. "We want the nation to know what's going on in Fort Worth," Sharpton said, according to the station. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother.
NBA and NFL Players Offer to Pay for Atatiana Jefferson's Funeral
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson and Sacramento Kings small forward Harrison Barnes have volunteered to pay for Jeffersons funeral. When officers from the Fort Worth Police Department responded, they performed a perimeter check. Jeffersons funeral was supposed to take place on Saturday afternoon at The Potters House in Dallas. As a reflection of our core values, The Potters House will continue to stand ready to serve the community when called upon, The Potters House said in part in a statement. A gofundme for Jefferson's family to help with funeral costs has raised nearly $250,000.
Police reform moves in fits and starts
"I don't feel like there's been reform throughout policing in this country," said Philip Stinson, a criminologist at Bowling Green State University in Ohio and a former police officer. He credits outrage over Michael Brown's death and other killings for what he calls an unprecedented burst of police reform. The title: " 'Not Dead Yet:' The national police crisis, a new conversation about policing, and the prospects for accountability-related police reform." "But when you look just below the surface there has been an extraordinary burst of police reform, in several separate areas of policing." As Jefferson is mourned a week after he death, the occasional legal victories and so-called waves of reform offer little solace for her grieving family.
Atatiana Jefferson's father gets restraining order
Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - The burial of Atatiana Jefferson, who was fatally shot by a Fort Worth police officer, has been delayed after her father was granted a temporary restraining order, according to court records. Shot while playing video games with her nephewFormer Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean resigned from the force and has been charged with Jefferson's murder. Jim Lane, a Fort Worth attorney who is representing Dean, declined to comment on the case. Remembering a woman who loved her familyJefferson had recently moved back home to Fort Worth to take care of her ailing mother. Lord have mercy, it could brighten up any room," her father told reporters Friday night.
Professional athletes to cover funeral costs for Atatiana Jefferson
Copyright 2019 CNN(CNN) - Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes and his wife, Brittany, are paying most costs for the funeral of Atatiana Jefferson. Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson has committed to paying for the rest, the Jefferson family's attorney told the Dallas Morning News. Jefferson had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew when she was shot, according to an attorney for the family. CNN has reached out to S. Lee Merritt, the attorney for the Jefferson family, and representatives for Barnes and Jackson for comment. "It's about the family," Barnes said.
Carilion modifies design, size in major expansion plan
We reported in May about the huge expansion project, investing $300 million and adding three new buildings to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Carilion vice president of facilities and operations Marty Misicko walked 10 News through the latest updates to the hospital's biggest project yet. The most visible change is noted in new renderings: the Crystal Spring Tower that's taking over the old tennis courts, pushed much further back off the road. The plan has also grown from the 400,000 square feet we reported in May to at least 454,000 square feet. I think that's a frustrating piece for anybody that's going to visit there, Misicko said.
Atatiana Jefferson Was Killed While Playing Video Games With 8-Year-Old Nephew
Atatiana Jefferson, known as the "cool auntie" to her 8-year-old nephew, was playing video games with the young boy when she was shot and killed by a police officer standing outside her window. Jefferson, 28, was babysitting her nephew when Fort Worth officers arrived outside her house to perform a welfare check. It was then that Dean fatally shot Jefferson through the window. "He saw her when she fell," Merritt told CNN of Jefferson's nephew. This tragic loss of life has major ramifications for all involved, especially the family of Ms. Atatiana Jefferson, police said in a statement.
Fort Worth police chief apologizes for woman's death
(CNN) - Fort Worth Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus apologized Tuesday for the killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home by a Fort Worth officer. Fort Worth police responded to a call to check on Jefferson's home in the early hours of Saturday morning. "The city of Fort Worth is unique in allowing its own department to investigate its own officers," Merritt told CNN Monday. The Fort Worth Police Department has presented a preliminary case to the FBI to review Dean's actions for possible civil rights violations, according to interim police Chief Ed Kraus. Saturday's shooting is the ninth by Fort Worth police in 2019, police said.
Fort Worth officer charged with murder in shooting at home
CNNFORT WORTH, Texas - A white former Fort Worth police officer was being held in jail on a murder charge after shooting a black woman through a window of her home, and the department told a grieving community that investigators would ensure "no stone is left unturned" in the search for answers. Fort Worth is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Dallas, where another high-profile police shooting occurred last year. Relations with the public have been strained after other recent Fort Worth police shootings. He was the fourth person Fort Worth police had fired upon in 10 days. Of the nine officer-involved shootings so far this year in Fort Worth, five targeted African Americans and six resulted in death, according to department data.
Fort Worth officer charged with murder after shooting woman in her home
Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, a black woman, was shot and killed by a white police officer in her Fort Worth, Texas, home. (CNN) - The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her home Saturday morning was arrested and charged with murder Monday, police said. The officer, Aaron Dean, is being held in the Tarrant County Jail, the Fort Worth Police Department wrote on Twitter. The City of Fort Worth has much work to do to reform a brutal culture of policing." "My intent was to meet with him today to terminate his employment with the Fort Worth Police Department.
Woman shot through window had moved in to care for her mom
A woman was shot and killed by a Fort Worth police officer in her own home. But in the seconds leading up to Jefferson's death, a Fort Worth police officer shot into her bedroom, killing her near her 8-year-old nephew. "It's senseless," her father Marquis Jefferson told CNN affiliate KTVT. Jefferson moved into her ailing mother's home a few months ago to take care of her, Merritt told CNN. "We lost her for no reason," her stepmother Noella Jefferson told KTVT.
Here's what we know about the Fort Worth police shooting
A white police officer shot and killed Atatiana Koquice Jefferson, a 28-year-old black woman, through her window early Saturday morning in Fort Worth, Texas. Police are investigatingThe Fort Worth Police Officer's Association said in a statement that they're "deeply saddened" by the shooting. "We are urging the Fort Worth Police Department to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation, and through that investigation we hope to gain clarity and understanding of what transpired." Saturday's shooting is the ninth in 2019 by Fort Worth Texas Police, seven of which were fatal, he said. "We don't think that Fort Worth police should be investigating it on their own," attorney Lee Merritt told CNN Sunday.
Food taken off boy's lunch tray on his birthday over $9 debt
A local grandmother is calling for a change in policy at Green Primary School after she said her grandson was embarrassed by the cafeteria staff. Diane Bailey said a misunderstanding led to her grandson having his lunch taken away in front of his classmates. The children are supposed to be enrolled in the free and reduced lunch program. Bailey said she was told by administration there that she could write a check for her grandsons lunch balance until the free and reduced lunch registration paperwork was processed. As it relates specifically to our policy, students receive multiple means of communication when their accounts become negative.