US police charged with murder in shooting of black woman

The US police officer who shot dead a black woman in her bedroom on Saturday has been held and charged with murder.

Police in Forth worth, Texas, wrote on twitter that Aaron Dean was being held in the Tarrant county jail.

On Monday police chief Ed Kraus disclosed that Mr Dean had resigned from the force.

Atatiana Jefferson was killed after police responded to a non-emergency call from a neighbour.

Body cam footage shows the officer shooting within seconds of seeing her.

Allegations of police brutality in black communities have been a longstanding issue in the US.