airman
Page: 3
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. But, for the family of the 23-year-old slain senior airman, who was Black, many questions surrounding his death remain unanswered. In an interview with NPR, Fortson’s mother, Chantimekki Fortson […]
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 . . .
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 […]
Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald […]
Video released of fatal police shooting of Black US Airman at home Good Morning America Source link
FORT WALTON BEACH — A Florida sheriff’s deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the state’s Panhandle, according to body camera video shown to reporters Thursday. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden presented the video hours after the family of Senior Airman Roger […]
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump lambasted Florida police Friday for the decision that led to the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Black airman in his own home. Crump’s criticism followed the release of body camera footage that shows an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy shooting Roger Fortson six times
Updated as of 5/11/2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET After an immense amount of pressure, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in Florida released the body camera video in connection to the shooting death of Roger Fortson, a Black Air Force senior airman. Small Town Horror Story: The Killing of Aiyana Mo-Nay Stanley-Jones In the video, an […]
Video: Family of Black airman Roger Fortson, who was fatally shot by Florida deputy, demands answers CNN Source link
What is known about fatal shooting involving Florida deputy and Black U.S. Airman NPR Source link