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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park

A 600-pound bronze statue of a Tuskegee airman has been found after it was stolen from a city park in Detroit. The statue of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was reported missing Wednesday evening from Rouge Park on Detroit’s far west side, police said. It appeared to have been sawed off at the ankles. The statue was unveiled in June and …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Masamitsu Yoshioka, airman thought to be the last survivor of the Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor

The Telegraph

Masamitsu Yoshioka, who has died aged 106, was a navigator and bombardier in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was thought to be the last survivor of those who attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. By the time he arrived at Pearl Harbor just before 08:00, having flown nearly two hours across the Pacific, the surprise attack on the United …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman

Associated Press

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff’s deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man’s apartment door. Duran’s body camera recorded him shooting 23-year-old Roger Fortson on May 3 immediately after Fortson opened the door while holding a handgun pointed at …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge denied bond on Tuesday for a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

LA Times

This image taken from video provided by the First Judicial Circuit of Florida shows Eddie Duran in a holding room separate from court in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Tuesday. A judge denied bond on Tuesday for a fired deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home

Associated Press

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was charged with manslaughter with a firearm, launching a rarely seen criminal case against a Florida law officer after a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman was killed after answering his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, was charged in …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home, prosecutor says

LA Times

Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was killed after opening the door to his apartment. Authorities say Duran had been directed to Fortson’s apartment in Fort Walton Beach in response to a domestic disturbance report that turned out to be false. Duran met an apartment manager who directed him to Fortson’s fourth-floor unit, telling him there had been frequent arguments, the …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Remains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany

Hindustan Times

RACINE, Wis. — Military scientists have identified the remains of a Wisconsin airman who died during World War II when his plane was shot down over Germany during a bombing mission. Remains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode, 20, of …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two US military airmen seek to become conscientious objectors over Gaza war

Al Jazeera

Months after US airman Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire to protest against the war, two others are protesting. Two active members of the United States Air Force wish to leave military service and become conscientious objectors over Washington’s support for the Israeli military in Gaza. Larry Hebert and Juan Bettancourt say they no longer wish to serve the US …

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7 months ago

Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won’t cut it

Associated Press

ATLANTA — The mother of an Air Force airman who was fatally shot in the doorway to his home by a Florida sheriff’s deputy said Monday that the deputy’s firing was not justice for her son’s killing. Chantemekki Fortson spoke at a news conference in Atlanta accompanied by her attorney, Ben Crump, who said the firing of Okaloosa County Deputy …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

Associated Press

A Florida Panhandle sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman in his home

LA Times

Chantemekki Fortson holds a photo of her late son, Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, during a news conference in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., this month. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 after responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. …

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7 months, 1 week ago

The Florida deputy who shot U.S. airman Roger Fortson has been fired

NPR

The Florida deputy who shot U.S. airman Roger Fortson has been fired Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael A. McCoy Michael A. McCoy The Florida deputy who shot and killed 23-year-old Roger Fortson in his home earlier this month has been fired. In a news release Friday, the Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department said that Deputy Eddie Duran was fired …

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7 months, 1 week ago

What to know about airman Roger Fortson’s fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff’s deputy

Associated Press

The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff’s deputy when the Air Force senior airman opened his door armed with a handgun pointed down happened almost a month ago, but the information released so far hasn’t clarified why the officer was directed to his apartment. Ben Crump, the family’s attorney, has called the shooting “an unjustifiable killing,” and …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Associated Press

STONECREST, Ga. — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy. People lined up well before the start of the …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

LA Times

Chantemekki Fortson, the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, and other family members look at Fortson’s casket at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Ga., on Friday. Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Funeral is held for U.S. Airman Roger Fortson as family calls for justice

NPR

Funeral is held for U.S. Airman Roger Fortson as family calls for justice Roger Fortson's funeral was Friday in Atlanta. ADRIAN ANDREWS, BYLINE: Friday's funeral service was held at a church in Stone Crest, Ga., near Atlanta, where Fortson's mother, Mika Fortson, lives. ANDREWS: Hundreds of Air Force members in their dress blues along with family and friends packed into …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Family of Black U.S. airman seeks answers after fatal shooting by Florida deputy

NPR

Family of Black U.S. airman seeks answers after fatal shooting by Florida deputy Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael A. McCoy Michael A. McCoy 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. Attendees include many service members Enlarge this image toggle caption …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida deputy’s killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — 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. “Whatever the race of this deputy, whether he’s Black, white, Hispanic, whatever — in this instance where this deputy saw a Black person with a …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

The Independent

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Whatever the race of this deputy, whether he’s Black, white, Hispanic, whatever …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Florida sheriff releases bodycam of fatal police shooting of Black US airman at home

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. US Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, …

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8 months ago

Florida Sheriff Releases Bodycam Video Of Airman Fatally Shot By Deputy

Huff Post

Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a senior airman, holds a photo of her son at a news conference Thursday with other family members and attorney Ben Crump, right, and Pensacola attorney Brian Barr, left, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Gerald Herbert/Associated Press The Florida sheriff released body camera footage on Thursday showing a deputy fatally shooting Roger Fortson, a …

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8 months ago

Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says

Associated Press

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — Just two days before a sheriff’s deputy in Florida shot him dead, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson called home to find out what his 10-year-old sister wanted for her birthday. “He was trying to give me everything that I never could get for myself,” his mother, Chantemekki Fortson, said Thursday at a news …

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8 months ago

Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes

Associated Press

The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment in the Florida Panhandle by a sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other instances of Black people being killed by law enforcement in their own homes as they’re going about their day. Here are some other cases: BOTHAM JEAN Botham Jean, a 26-year-old Black man, was fatally shot …

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Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park

Masamitsu Yoshioka, airman thought to be the last survivor of the Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor

Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home

Ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home, prosecutor says

Remains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany

Two US military airmen seek to become conscientious objectors over Gaza war

Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won’t cut it

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home

Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman in his home

The Florida deputy who shot U.S. airman Roger Fortson has been fired

What to know about airman Roger Fortson’s fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff’s deputy

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy

Funeral is held for U.S. Airman Roger Fortson as family calls for justice

Family of Black U.S. airman seeks answers after fatal shooting by Florida deputy

Florida deputy’s killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race

Florida sheriff releases bodycam of fatal police shooting of Black US airman at home

Florida Sheriff Releases Bodycam Video Of Airman Fatally Shot By Deputy

Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says

Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes