Lawyer: Deputy who fatally shot Florida airman had wrong apartment

May 8th 2024

The attorney for the family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has stated that Fortson was killed in his off-base apartment by a deputy who had mistakenly responded to the wrong address for a disturbance. According to the attorney, Fortson was peacefully at home and FaceTiming with a woman when the Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy forcefully entered his apartment and shot him.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Fortson's family, called for transparency in the case and urged for the immediate release of body camera footage of the incident. The family is seeking answers and justice for the tragic death of Fortson, who was not causing any trouble at the time of the shooting.

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