Fort Worth officer resigns, secret meeting recording, Dallas' Spaghetti Warehouse shuttered: Your Monday evening roundup

The Fort Worth officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home this weekend has resigned, the department’s chief said at a news conference Monday. Police Chief Ed Kraus said he intended to fire Aaron Dean, who had been on the force since April 2018, on Monday morning, but Dean resigned first.  [Evening roundup]( 10/14/2019 By Nataly Keomoungkhoun Good Evening! Here is a look at the top headlines of the day. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( Amber Carr, center, wipes a tear as her sister, Ashley Carr, left, and attorney Lee Merritt, right, listen to their brother Adarius Carr talk about their sister, Atatiana Jefferson during a press conference. (Irwin Thompson/Staff Photographer) CRIME[Fort Worth officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson has resigned, chief says]( The Fort Worth officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home this weekend has resigned, the department’s chief said at a news conference Monday. Police Chief Ed Kraus said he intended to fire Aaron Dean, who had been on the force since April 2018, on Monday morning, [but Dean resigned first.]( Jefferson’s family called for an independent investigation into the shooting Monday at a news conference with their attorney. Editorial: After police shoot Atatiana Jefferson, [emotions are raw and the questions are fair.]( Commentary: The outrageous death of Atatiana Jefferson: [What was the Fort Worth cop possibly thinking when he shot?]( writes Sharon Grigsby. ADVERTISEMENT POLITICS[Activist says he’ll release secret recording of controversial meeting with Texas House Speaker on Tuesday]( AUSTIN -- The conservative activist who alleges that the Republican speaker of the Texas House and one of his top lieutenants offered him a quid pro quo in exchange for targeting 10 fellow GOP incumbents in next year’s primary elections said [he will release his surreptitious recording of the meeting on Tuesday.]( Michael Quinn Sullivan, the CEO of Empower Texans and frequent critic of GOP leadership, said in his Monday morning newsletter to supporters that he will appear on The Chris Salcedo Show on Fort Worth-based WBAP 820 AM at about 9:15 a.m Tuesday. The audio’s expected release comes after pressure from politicians from both parties, lawyers for the Texas Democratic Party which is suing Sullivan, and an investigation by the Texas Rangers.   Funding the race: [MJ Hegar hauled in $1 million during the third quarter]( showing that she is raising enough cash to mount a credible primary campaign for the chance to face incumbent Sen. John Cornyn next year.   Commentary: The ghost of Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate campaign [is blocking his path to the Democratic Party nomination for president]( writes Gromer Jeffers, Jr.  BUSINESS [47-year-old Spaghetti Warehouse in Dallas’ West End is closing for good]( The 47-year-old Spaghetti Warehouse in Dallas’ West End — the original — [is closing on Oct. 20.]( The restaurant was founded in 1972 has been in business through the highs and the lows in the West End over its nearly 50 years. The restaurant is located at 1815 N. Market St., in a nook of the West End with easy access to Victory Park, Uptown Dallas and parts of downtown Dallas. To show its longevity, Spaghetti Warehouse arrived in the neighborhood more than 15 years before the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza opened.  Real Estate: [D-FW retail leasing has seen an uptick this year.](   Also: A Northeast Dallas business park [has sold to a Fort Worth investor.](  ADVERTISEMENT (Tom Fox/Staff Photographer) PHOTO OF THE DAY Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett confers with quarterback Dak Prescott (4) before he heads back on the field in the first half against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Oct. 13, 2019. Long before this looked like a game that would go to the wire, a game that would require the Cowboys to execute a last-minute two-point conversion just to get the score tied, Sunday’s Jets-Cowboys game turned on a seemingly small decision. [You can decide whether it was a moment of Jason Garrett incompetence or Jason Garrett arrogance]( writes Tim Cowlishaw. EDITORS' PICKS - Brace for rain: [Thunderstorms are possible in Dallas-Fort Worth late Monday into Tuesday]( followed by another cold front. - Review: [Billy Joel brought the hits and only the hits]( to a triumphant concert at Globe Life Park. - Guide: [How to survive the State Fair with small kids in tow.]( FINALLY... [Hit rewind and go back in time: The Dallas Morning News Archives launches never-before-seen 1985]( The current year is 2019, but inside The Dallas Morning News Archives, we are living in the ’80s. To celebrate the launch of the new digital archive, every week through the end of 2019, [we will release one year of the newly remastered, digitized print issues from 1985-2000.]( Now readers can explore the events and people that influenced our society shaped our region over the last 134 years. Take a look back through the headlines and historic highlights of The News in 1985 and buckle up, because wearing a seat belt became an official Texas law on Sept. 1 of that year. 👋 That's all for this afternoon! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US [Unsubscribe]( | [Free newsletters]( | [Dallasnews.com]( | [Subscriber login]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](