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saying"the jury needs to hear from me and hear the truth."
Dean resigned from the police department before he could be fired, the then-interim police chief said at the time. Dean yelled, “Put your hands up, show me your hands,” before firing, his body-camera footage shows. Dean did not alert his partner he saw a gun until after seeing the gun at Jefferson’s feet when they got into the home, according to the partner’s testimony and the body-camera footage.Coons testified that the department’s policy for open structure calls does not prohibit officers from announcing themselves.
Prosecutors rested their case after only three days of testimony, which surprised legal experts and community leaders. Initially, they did not put on an expert to testify to whether Dean’s killing of Jefferson was justified, but after the defense called three witnesses, including Dean, the prosecution presented a rebuttal witness.
The family has described Jefferson as a loving aunt and aspiring doctor. She grew up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas and graduated from Xavier University of Louisiana. Her older sister, Ashley Carr, said Jefferson had recently moved back in with her mother, Yolanda after she fell ill. Jefferson was also saving up for medical school.
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