Funeral rescheduled for woman fatally shot by police at home

dptstaff | October 24, 2019 | LOCAL, NATIONAL, NEWS, Religion | No Comments

Flowers lie on the sidewalk in front of the house, Oct. 14, 2019, in Fort Worth, Texas, where a police officer shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson, through a back window of her home. (David Kent/AP, File)

DALLAS (AP) — The funeral has been rescheduled for a woman shot and killed in her home by a Fort Worth police
officer.

The service for Atatiana Jefferson is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at Concord Church in Dallas. That’s after a settlement was reached Monday between members of Jefferson’s family.

Jefferson’s father had obtained a restraining order Friday to prevent a funeral scheduled for Saturday afternoon,
forcing its postponement. But at a hearing Monday in Dallas, Jefferson’s mother and three siblings intervened, asking
Probate Court Judge Brenda Hull Thompson to dismiss the father’s complaint.

The Fort Worth Star‐Telegram reports that after Thompson issued a gag order, all sides negotiated
for seven hours before reaching an agreement.

The officer who shot Jefferson through a back window has resigned and been charged with murder.