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Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black US air force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said on Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In 2020, the top enlisted leader of the Air Force went public with his fear of waking up to the news that a Black airman had been killed by a white police officer. Then four years later, a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson in his apartment. “I doubt […]
Updated May 17, 2024 at 14:19 PM ET Roger Fortson, a U.S. airman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy earlier this month, will be laid to rest on Friday in Atlanta. The service, at 11 a.m. ET, was being streamed online for the public. But, for the family . . .
The Florida deputy responsible for killing a Black U.S. Air Force airman in early May was fired from his job after an investigation found he violated the sheriff’s office policy. On Friday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputy Eddie Duran was terminated due to the results of an internal affairs investigation. It found […]
The Florida deputy responsible for killing a Black U.S. Air Force airman in early May was fired from his job after an investigation found he violated the sheriff’s office policy. On Friday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputy Eddie Duran was terminated due to the results of an internal affairs investigation. It found […]
US News By cscarglatonyp1 Published May 31, 2024, 7:56 p.m. ET A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – A Florida sheriff’s office on Friday fired a deputy who had shot and killed a Black airman with the U.S. Air Force, saying the use of deadly force was not reasonable. That was the conclusion of an internal affairs investigation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office into the May 3 […]
A sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Florida airman at his apartment earlier this month has been fired, authorities announced Friday. Deputy Eddie Duran was “terminated” following an investigation by internal affairs, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reported in a news release. The investigation determined that Duran’s “use of deadly force” in the shooting death […]
Updated May 17, 2024 at 14:19 PM ET Roger Fortson, a U.S. airman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy earlier this month, will be laid to rest on Friday in Atlanta. The service, at 11 a.m. ET, was being streamed online for the public. But, for . . .
Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son. Michael A. McCoy hide caption toggle caption Michael A. McCoy Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son. Michael A. McCoy Roger Fortson, a U.S. airman who […]