Fort Worth Mayor: Nothing Can Justify Saturday’s Police Shooting

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PRICE: "We are all heartbroken today. Atiana was a beautiful, smart, amazing young woman by all accounts, who was unjustly taken from her family. The entire city is in pain. As a mother, a grandmother, a sister, an aunt, I can’t imagine anything worse and I’m so sorry. On behalf of the entire city of Fort Worth, I’m sorry. To Atiana’s family, it’s unacceptable. There’s nothing that could justify what happened on Saturday morning. Nothing. To Mr. James Smith, I know you’re hurting today as well. You called police as we ask good neighbors to do. You’re being that wonderful neighbor, the one we would all want next door to us., the type of person who does what’s right in Fort Worth. Atiana's death has left you totally shaken, and your sense of security and trust in law enforcement jeopardized, and I’m sorry. To Atiana's nephew, who witnessed the unspeakable loss, sorry doesn’t cut it. The entire city needs to surround this young man with prayers, support and anything his family needs. Lastly, the images released showing the gun inside Ms. Jefferson's home — the gun is irrelevant. She was in her own home, caring for an 8-year-old nephew. Atiana was a victim, she was taken from her family in circumstances that are truly unthinkable.”