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Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
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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Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home
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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Ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of an airman at his home, prosecutor says
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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Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won’t cut it
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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Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home
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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Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman in his home
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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What to know about airman Roger Fortson’s fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff’s deputy
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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Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
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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Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
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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Florida Sheriff Releases Bodycam Video Of Airman Fatally Shot By Deputy
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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Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes
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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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
8 months ago

Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

The Independent  

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Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy
8 months ago

Body camera video shows fatal shooting of Black airman by Florida deputy

Associated Press  

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by a Black man carrying a handgun pointed downward, a killing the family denounced as “unjustifiable.” Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden presented the video hours after the family of U.S. Air Force Senior …

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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
8 months ago

Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

The Independent  

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Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
8 months ago

Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday. The woman said Fortson was on the ground, saying, “I can’t breathe,” …

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