No Black jurors chosen for murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/crime/article269514052.html

A jury has been chosen for the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, which is scheduled to begin Monday in Tarrant County.

The attorneys and 396th District Court Judge George Gallagher agreed Friday morning on the final selection of 12 jurors and two alternates. Eight men and six women were chosen. None of the jurors are Black. The majority appear to be white, while a few are people of color.

The jury will decide whether Dean is guilty of a crime in the October 2019 shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson.

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A neighbor, James Smith, called a police non-emergency line about 2:25 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2019, after noticing doors open at the house, which he thought was unusual. Smith has said that his intent was for police to check on the welfare of the residents, but police classified the call as an open structure.

[jimfields33]

1. The prosecutors didn't do their job obviously.

[Celerity]

2. pig may well walk

[panader0]

3. Ft Worth demographics: white 60%, black 18.5%.

60% of 12 is 7.2. So to have all jurors be white is not representative of "a jury of his peers".

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. Who is surprised by this?