NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 17, 2019

CONTACT:
PAMELA YOUNG
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City Faces Friday Deadline to Comply with Demands in Shooting Death

by FWPD
FORT WORTH, Texas (Oct. 17, 2019) – On Tuesday, the Tarrant County Coalition for Community
Oversight presented a set of demands to City Council in response to the unjust shooting death
of Atatiana Jefferson. Today, Fort Worth officials requested a meeting with TCCCO to negotiate
the demands. The Coalition has declined that request and issued the following statement:
“In pursuit of justice for Atatiana Jefferson, and to prevent further tragedies as a result of
inequitable policing in Fort Worth, the Tarrant County Coalition for Community Oversight
presented city leaders and elected officials a set of demands Tuesday night at the City Council
meeting. We expect the City of Fort Worth to comply with these demands by 5 p.m. on Friday,
October 18, 2019.”
Following is the list of demands submitted by the Tarrant County Coalition for Community
Oversight to Fort Worth city leaders:

We expect the City of Fort Worth to complete the following demands by 5pm on Friday,
October 18, 2019:

WE DEMAND that Interim Chief Krause appoint one of the following attorney’s to oversee a
third party INDEPENDENT criminal investigation into the murder of Atatiana Jefferson: Terri
Moore, Albert Roberts, Roseanne Salinas, or Mike Heiskel

WE DEMAND Interim Chief Kraus release the full unedited body cam footage from ALL officers
on the scene where Atatiana Jefferson was murdered

WE DEMAND the names of ALL officers on the scene at the time of Atatiana Jefferson’s murder
be released and that they be fully investigated and properly disciplined for violation of
department policy and procedures

WE DEMAND Interim Chief Kraus bring further charges of aggravated assault with a deadly
weapon and child endangerment against Aaron Dean
WE DEMAND that the city council add the following ballot measure to the next uniform
election: Repeal Texas Government Code 143 for the Fort Worth Police Department

WE DEMAND Mayor Price & City Council fire top city executives: City Mngr. David Cooke & Asst
City Mngr. over police, Jay Chapa, for mismanagement, corruption and incompetence

We expect a commitment from the City of Fort Worth by 5pm on Friday, October 18, 2019, to
meet the following demands:

WE DEMAND written Police Policy that full unedited body camera footage of police shootings,
deaths in custody, and all complaints of police misconduct and excessive force, be publicly
released within 24 hours of the incident

WE DEMAND Effective Independent Community-Driven Police Oversight, and the convening of

the preliminary working group plan, as outlined by the Tarrant County Coalition for Community
Oversight

WE DEMAND that public safety be made a priority by divesting money from the police budget,
and investing in our communities through affordable housing, living wages, affordable robust
public transportation systems, and extensive quality of life improvements to usher in
revitalization without gentrification, in every historically neglected neighborhood in this city

WE DEMAND that the city of Fort Worth address the SYSTEMIC problem within the CULTURE of
its police department, given there have been MULTIPLE unjustified cases of excessive and
deadly force

WE DEMAND that the City of Fort Worth create alterative, non-police response teams to
address welfare checks, mental health calls, and non-critical instances

About Tarrant County Coalition for Community Oversight

The Tarrant County Coalition for Community Oversight is a grassroots alliance of organizations
with a shared mission to build and sustain fair and equitable treatment for all those who reside
in Tarrant County through community-led accountability of government and other systems.
TCCCO is a campaign of United Fort Worth’s Criminal Justice Action Team. Co-founding
organizations include Community Frontline, The Brotherhood, We Can Build a Better Hood
Foundation, L. Clifford Davis Legal Association, and Democratic Socialists of America – Fort
Worth. The coalition was established in 2019. One of its current priorities is to secure an
adequately funded, structurally independent and fully empowered Community Police Oversight
Board.
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