A US police officer who shot dead a black woman in her bedroom on Saturday has been charged with murder.
Police in Fort Worth, Texas arrested Aaron Dean and detained him briefly before releasing him on bail. On Monday police chief Ed Kraus told reporters Mr Dean had resigned from the force.
Atatiana Jefferson was killed after two officers responded to a non-emergency call from her neighbour.
Body cam footage showed an officer shooting within seconds of seeing her.
The man who called police, James Smith, 62, said he was trying to be a good neighbour after noticing Ms Jefferson's front door was open and her lights were on.
"If I had never dialled the police department, she'd still be alive." Mr Smith told local media. "It makes you not want to call the police."
Allegations of police brutality in black communities have been a longstanding issue in the US.
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