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Stepping out of their doors, residents of the Historic Southside neighborhood were greeted by dance teams, vintage cars, bikers and pedestrians, all walking, rolling and strolling down the road with a single purpose: to honor Atatiana Jefferson.

Aaron Dean was convicted of manslaughter in Atatiana Jefferson’s fatal shooting in her Fort Worth home. He was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison.

Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean asked for a review of his case last month after his manslaughter conviction was upheld earlier this year.

Aaron Dean was convicted of shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson through her bedroom window in 2019. In February, an appeals court upheld his manslaughter conviction.

The Texas 2nd Court of Appeals denied Dean's appeal.

Aaron Dean's attorneys asked the Texas’ 2nd Court of Appeals to vacate the former Fort Worth police officer's manslaughter conviction.

Dean was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for killing Atatiana Jefferson in her home in 2019.

Fort Worth City Council approved a $3.5 million settlement with the family of Atatiana Jefferson Tuesday. Jefferson was shot and killed in 2019 by former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean.

Fort Worth announced the city reached a $3.5 million settlement in a portion of the Atatiana Jefferson lawsuit.

Dean's attorneys filed an appellate brief this week alleging that, among other errors, there was not enough evidence to allow jury the option of considering a manslaughter charge.

Carr worked to further science education in Fort Worth in honor of her sister, who was killed by former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean in 2019.

Aaron Dean was convicted of manslaughter in December for shooting and killing Atatiana Jefferson through the window of her home.