The father of a Texas woman who was shot and killed by police during a wellness check is searching for answers in his daughter's death.
Now the deceased woman's father, Marquis Jefferson, is speaking out against his daughter's"senseless" death, which is still under investigation. The incident, in which Atatiana — who is black — was shot and killed by a white police officer, is drawing comparisons to the death of Botham Jean, the unarmed Dallas man who was also shot by a white officer inside his home. The officer in that case, Amber R. Guyger, was sentenced to 10 years in prison following a trial that ended earlier this month.
Many details have yet to emerge from the incident, but police have said that the shooting stemmed from a 911 call they received from a neighbor, James Smith, early Saturday morning. Smith told CBS he placed the call because he was worried about his neighbors.