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Jury deliberates ex-Texas officer’s sentence in killing

Attorney Bob Gill gives the closing argument for the defense during the punishment phase of Aaron Dean's trial on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Tarrant County's 396th District Court at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Dean, a former Fort Worth Texas Police Officer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool)

Assistant Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney Dale Smith holds photographs of Atatiana Jefferson with her family during closing argument for the prosecution in the punishment phase of Aaron Dean's trial on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Tarrant County's 396th District Court, in Fort Worth, Texas. Dean, a former Fort Worth Texas Police Officer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool)

Aaron Dean, left, speaks with his sister, Alyssa Dean, before the continuation of the punishment phase of his trial on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Tarrant County's 396th District Court in the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Dean, a former Fort Worth Texas Police Officer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool)

Aaron Dean looks towards the gallery before the continuation of the punishment phase of his trial on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Tarrant County's 396th District Court at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Dean, a former Fort Worth Texas Police Officer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson in 2019. (Amanda McCoy/Star-Telegram via AP, Pool)

Jury deliberates ex-Texas officer’s sentence in killing