STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson said Thursday that the bodycam footage of the Florida sheriff’s deputy who killed the Black U.S. Air Force airman and police radio traffic from right after the shooting reinforce their assertion that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment while responding to […]
A Florida sheriff’s office released body camera video that showed the fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy of a 23-year-old U.S. airman. Body camera footage released by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office showed a sheriff’s deputy responding to Senior Airman Roger Fortson’s apartment on May 3, for a disturbance call. The video showed the deputy […]
At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small shrine is growing with the tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with his loss. There is a long wooden plank, anchored by two sets of aviator wings, and a black marker for mourners to leave prayers and remembrances […]
On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. Fortson’s supporters point to the deputy’s rapid decision to open fire and his mere presence at the […]
On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. Fortson’s supporters point to the deputy’s rapid decision to open fire and his mere presence at the […]
On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument. Fortson’s supporters point to the deputy’s rapid decision to open fire and his mere presence at the […]
Family and friends gathered in DeKalb County to remember Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old U.S. Airmen killed by a Florida deputy last week. Channel 2′s Audrey Washington has covered Fortson’s death from the beginning. On Friday, Fortson’s mother Meka Fortson spoke with Channel 2 Action News about how she’s working to get her son justice. Meka […]
Roger Fortson’s girlfriend provided the video, obtained by PEOPLE, after authorities released body camera footage of the police shooting on Friday, May 3 U.S. Air Force via AP Senior Airman Roger Fortson A Florida law enforcement officer shot a U.S. airman multiple times inside his apartment, according to the officer’s body camera footage. Now, in […]
An active-duty U.S. airman was shot and killed during a deputy-involved shooting on Friday, May 3. Roger Fortson, 23, was shot and killed by an Okaloosa County Sheriff deputy when, according to the department, the deputy was responding to “a disturbance in progress.” The Fortson family retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump who has accused the […]
New details have emerged about funeral plans for the 23-year-old United States senior airman who was killed by a Florida deputy. Roger Fortson, a metro Atlanta native, was shot and killed by an Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Channel 2′s Audrey Washington was live on WSB […]
Body camera footage released by the Okaloosa County Sherriff’s Office Thursday shows a deputy knocked several times on an apartment door and announced himself as law enforcement before fatally shooting a Black airman seconds after he opened the door. The footage shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who appears to be holding a firearm at his […]
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — 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 […]