Fort Worth
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Weather | 29°C, Wind S at 24 km/h, 57% Humidity |
|---|---|
| Local time | Saturday 12:08 |
| Population | 874,168 (2017) |
| Colleges and universities | Texas Christian University |
| Did you know | Fort Worth is the fifth-most-populous city in Texas (874,168). |
| Location statistical region population | 935,508 |
| Current weather | support.google.com |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 735334 |
About Fort Worth
Fort Worth is a city in North Central Texas. In the late 19th century, it became an important trading post for cowboys at the end of the Chisholm Trail. Today, it's a modern city, with international art institutions like the Kimbell Art Museum. The Fort Worth Stockyards are home to rodeos, and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors pioneers. ― Google
Ice storm leaves thousands without power in Texas
... More than 12 million people, including in Dallas, Fort Worth, Little Rock and Memphis are currently under an ice storm warning...
Missing daughter reunited with family after 51 years
... Melissa Highsmith, 53, was abducted by a babysitter from her home in Fort Worth in 1971 when she was just 22 months old...
Texas synagogue: Brother urged Texas hostage-taker to surrender
... He repeatedly calls for convicted Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, imprisoned in nearby Fort Worth, to be released...
Atatiana Jefferson: Why I'm not going to call the police'
...James Smith has wanted to never do much with the police, but he called them to check on his neighbors in the Texas city of Fort Worth, because it was late at night and your door was wide open...
Texas Church shooting shot, Two fatally, before the assassin killed the visitors of the Church
... The shooter got out of a Church Bank in West axis of the Church of Christ in White settlement, a suburb of Fort Worth, drew a shotgun and began to shoot...
Woman shot by Texas police through the bedroom window
... living in the residence in Fort Worth, Texas, with her eight-year-old nephew A neighbor had called in a non-emergency-police-number to the growing concern that their front door was open in the night...
Woman shot by Texas police through the bedroom window
A black woman was shot and killed by The Police , through your own bedroom window have a check in the Early Hours of Saturday Morning , after a request to, on their well-being.
Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was. living in the residence in Fort Worth , Texas, with her eight-year-old nephew
A neighbor had called in a non-emergency-Police -number to the growing concern that their front door was open in the night.
The Police released Body Cam footage of The Incident which shows, what to see a officer shoot within seconds, you to.
The clip The Police are searching The Perimeter of the residential property, before she notices a figure at The Window . After challenging the person who put their Hands Up , one officer then fired A Shot through the glass.
The Fort Worth Police Department said in a statement that The Officer , a white man, had "perceived a threat" when he pulled out his gun.
He was placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation, added the officials.
The Shooting happened at about 02:30 local time (07:30 GMT) on Saturday Morning .
A lawyer for Ms Jefferson ' s family said she was "very close" to her familyAlthough it is not processed, The Body cam footage appears to show the officers as Police .
It shows no footage from the interior of the property, but also images of a gun, tell The Police that you are in the bedroom.
It is unclear whether Ms Jefferson held a gun at the time, but gun possession is legal for persons over the age of 18 in Texas.
Police said officers in cases of emergency medical care to Ms Jefferson in The Scene , but she was dead on the property.
'Playing Video Games "The 28-year-old was playing Video Games with her nephew before she went to investigate The Noise outside The Window , according to a lawyer, you and your family.
"your mother had recently gotten very sick, so that she was home, was the care of The House and the love of her life," lawyer Lee Merritt said on Facebook. "There was no reason for you to be murdered. No. We need to justice. "
Ms Jefferson was a College graduate, works in the pharmaceutical and equipment sales, he added.
The Shooting comes less than Two Weeks to less than 35 miles (55 km) of Saturday's incident.
have triggered A series of high-profile shootings of unarmed black men in U.S. cities in recent years, protests against The Police with violence.
Police have released images of a weapon in the bedroomthe democratic candidate for the presidency.
"we mourn with Atatiana' s love, we must fight to demand accountability and promise to be until the family is faced with a tragedy like this again," he posted on Twitter.
The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) labeled Ms Jefferson's death "unacceptable".
a neighbor, James Smith , 62,,, he checked the property had said to himself before calling The Police , but not to the point of movement inside.
"I rocked am. I'm not crazy. I'm upset. And I think it is partly my fault," said Mr. Smith, The Star -Telegram newspaper said the request to check the welfare. "I would have chosen never, The Police , they would still be alive. "
us police killings, us gun violence, texas
Source of news: bbc.com
Fort Worth Photos
