Body camera video has been released after Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed last week inside his own home in Florida. Fortson armed himself before answering the door. His family says the sheriff's deputy who shot him was at the wrong apartment.
The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a deputy says he was devoted to improving the lives of a younger sister, brother and his mom.
“The girlfriend acknowledges that even though she initially thought the door was forced open by the police that she stands by her emotional recollection of what happened,” Crump’s later statement said. In a clip from the FaceTime video captured by Fortson’s...
ATLANTA (AP) — The teenage brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot in his home by aFloridasheriff's deputy in May has been killed in a shooting in the Atlanta area, police said. Andre Fortson, Senior Airman Roger Fortson's 16-year...
Fortson’s death draws striking similarities to other Black people killed in recent years by police in their homes, in circumstances that involved officers responding to the wrong address or responding to service calls with wanton uses of deadly force. ...
Senior Airman Roger Fortson was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy May 3, 2024, at his off-base residence near Hurlburt Field, Florida. (Air Force) Senior Airman Roger Fortson was home alone in his off-base apartment causing no trouble and FaceTiming with a wo...
Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy May 17, 2024 The apartment where Fortson lived is about eight miles from Hurlburt Field, where Fortson was assigned to the Air Force’s 4th Special Operations Squadron as a ...
Fired sheriff's deputy Eddie Duran is facing a charge of manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of an airman who opened his apartment door while holding a gun.
Florida deputy who killed Roger Fortson charged with manslaughter00:32 Copied Copied Prosecutors have charged former Florida sheriff's deputy Eddie Duran with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson. Duran is facing up to 30 years in prison.Aug. 24, 2024Read More UP ...
people who may not be able to get out of their driveways for a couple of days,” Braxton said. “There was a girl that had trapped horses, horses that were down, and horses that really needed vet care that could not get there. There’s been animals killed. People lost their cows.”...