Prosecutors and defense lawyers closed their cases Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman...
Updated at 3:21 p.m. to reflect that both sides closed their cases. Updated at 3:11 p.m. to reflect the state rested after calling a rebuttal witness. Updated at 1:54 p.m. with the prosecution calling a rebuttal witness. Updated at 12:44 p.m. with additional testimony from Tuesday morning. Updated at 11:42 a.m. to reflect Aaron Dean's lawyers rested their case. Updated at 10:17 a.m. with testimony from a use-of-force expert.
A concerned neighbor called a nonemergency police line about 2:30 a.m. because the doors of the home in the 1200 block of East Allen Avenue were open and lights were on inside. The doors were open because Jefferson and her 8-year-old nephew burned hamburgers and were airing out the smoke, the nephew “Police officers are trained that when a firearm is pointed at you, shoot that individual, you are in extreme danger, you are in danger of being shot and killed,” Coons said. “As far as the training, as far as your options as a human being, it’s down to one decision — one decision only.”
Coons testified under prosecutors’ questioning that the department’s policy for open structure calls does not prohibit officers from announcing themselves. He said it is implied they shouldn’t make themselves known if the officers believe something nefarious is happening. Coons said the mere presence of an officer in police uniform is a form of announcement.
Priest and Coons agreed openings such as doors and windows create a so-called fatal funnel that can leave an officer vulnerable. Priest said Dean should have moved away from the window’s line of fire instead of shooting Jefferson.
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