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28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot by Fort Worth, Texas police early Saturday morning. Police arrived at Jefferson’s home around 2:30 a.m. after receiving a call that the front door was open CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports. Jefferson was with her 8-year-old nephew inside the home when police arrived. Officers searched the perimeter of the home and noticed someone standing inside near a window.

Body camera video displays an officer yelling, “Put your hands up; show me your hands!”

“Perceiving a threat, the officer drew his duty weapon and fired one shot, striking the person inside the residence,” a police statement said according to KERA News. Authorities say they discovered a firearm inside the home.The Fort Worth Police Department released body camera footage not long after the shooting. However, video footage of what took place inside the home due to state public information law. The unidentified officer who fatally shot Jefferson has been placed on administrative leave. Community leaders and local pastors addressed the incident Saturday afternoon calling for transparency from the police during the investigation.

An attorney for Jefferson’s family, Lee Merritt said he expects a thorough investigation.

“They were playing video games when they heard someone creeping around outside,” Merritt said according to KERA News. “She went to investigate at the window. An officer was on the other side. He shouted commands and before she had a moment to respond, he shot her to death. That’s murder.”

Merritt claimed officers overreacted and he doesn’t understand how people inside their homes can make officers feel threatened. “There’s no justification for the use of deadly force,” he said.

Pastor B. R. Daniels Jr. of Beth Eden Baptist Church in Fort Worth says the officer involved should be fired.

“We demand an immediate arrest of this officer,” he wrote on Facebook. “We demand that this officer be charged with murder. … We will not play nice and be understanding! We want justice now and we will not settle for anything less!”

The Tarrant County Coalition for Community Oversight posted a post on Facebook: “This is bigger than one officer. This entire department and city government are implicated and must be held accountable.”

The Fort Worth police department said in s statement “shares the deep concerns of the public and is committed to completing an extremely thorough investigation.”

Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said law enforcement officials are “acting with immediacy and transparency to conduct a complete and thorough investigation.”

“Writing a statement like this is tragic and something that should never be necessary,” the mayor wrote. “A young woman has lost her life, leaving her family in unbelievable grief. All of Fort Worth must surround Atatiana Jefferson’s family with prayers, love and support.”

A neighbor said he called a non-emergency police number so police could check on Jefferson. James Smith noticed the door open and became concerned.

“I’m shaken. I’m mad. I’m upset. And I feel it’s partly my fault,” Smith told the Star-Telegram. “If I had never dialed the police department, she’d still be alive.”

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