Atatiana Jefferson’s sister, Amber Carr, dies, attorney says

FORT WORTH, Texas — The sister of Atatiana Jefferson, the Fort Worth lady who was killed by police officer Aaron Dean in 2019, has died, simply weeks after Dean was sentenced in Jefferson’s demise, a household attorney introduced Monday.

Amber Carr, Jefferson’s older sister, “passed away peacefully this morning,” Lee Merritt tweeted shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.

“She was surrounded by family and loved ones,” Merritt mentioned. “We are asking for your continued prayers and support as her two young sons deal with her transition.”

Carr, who had congestive coronary heart failure, had been hospitalized for weeks, together with throughout Dean’s trial in her sister’s killing.

Her docs knowledgeable her she was not eligible for a coronary heart transplant.

Dean was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to just about 12 years in jail. During the trial, Amber Carr’s son, Zion, testified in regards to the night time Dean killed his aunt. Zion Carr was with Jefferson in her residence when the capturing occurred.

Amber Carr, who spent three years looking for justice for her sister, started struggling well being problems after Jefferson’s demise, Merritt mentioned.

“The hardest part about all of this, for me and for the family is dealing with the children who are growing up experience trauma after trauma,” Merritt informed WFAA in early January, as Carr fought for her life. “Zion was 8 years old when he watched his auntie shot to death. He’s now playing with his mother in her hospital bedroom.”