FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The murder of a woman shot to death in her family’s home by a former Fort Worth Police Officer sparked outrage nation-wide.
Demonstrations were planned in at least 30 cities across the county Monday for a day recognized as a ‘National Day of Outrage’.
Many people outside the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office wore black to stand in solidarity and mourn Atatiana Jefferson’s death. “Part of what I was created to do was to be a voice for my community and to not sleep unless change happens,” said Chairman of We Will Lead Organization Cory Hughes “There’s no community that agrees on everything but whenever you get 32 cities saying the same thing, you should probably pay attention,” he said.
These protesters wanted to voice concerns about police brutality in the city and for the Fort Worth Police Department to change it policies.
“I am hoping that if we spread the message collectively then some sort of change can happen….if not we need to make a plan and do something that’s going to impact those people who make the policies and people who enforce them,” said Fort Worth Citizen Kimberly Lindzey. “It’s not just for Atatiana it’s for everyone who looks like her and looks like me,” she said.
Protesters said the National Day of Outrage was not aimed at creating violence or causing issues, it was meant to be a day for everyone to stand together and be a collective voice pushing for change and justice.
Former Officer Aaron Dean is charged with murder and was fired from the department for violating policies on use of deadly force.
