{"id":1389,"date":"2019-10-22T11:07:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2019-10-22T11:07:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T17:07:53","slug":"fort-worth-police-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/22\/fort-worth-police-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Worth Police Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-570x428.jpg 570w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting-285x214.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo By: Samantha Garza<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Shooting_mixdown.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Atatiana Jefferson, a black female was shot and killed in her home by Aaron Dean, a white Fort Worth police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EG4lNJ7WoAUUnZ-?format=jpg&amp;name=4096x4096\">Fort Worth Police Department<\/a> the former police officer was charged with murder on Monday after resigning from his position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Theatre Performance freshman, Rocio Barrera voices her concerns about the proximity of the events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cIf it can happen in small towns in like other states, I\u2019m pretty sure it can happen here. 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