Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot Black airman at home
- Deputy Eddie Duran was fired by Florida Sheriff Eric Aden for fatally shooting Black airman Senior Airman Roger Fortson, stating the deputy's life was not in danger.
- The deputy shot Fortson at his apartment after a domestic violence call, where Fortson stood holding a handgun pointed to the ground.
- Sheriff Aden deemed the shooting unnecessary, as Fortson did not pose a threat, having committed no crime and being described as an upstanding individual by Aden.
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Florida Sheriff sacks deputy who fatally shot Senior Airman at his home - Face2Face Africa
A Florida sheriff has relieved a deputy of his position for fatally shooting Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a Black man, during a domestic violence call on May 3. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden stated that Deputy Eddie Duran’s life was not in danger as Fortson had been holding a handgun pointed to the ground when he was shot. Body camera footage revealed that Duran first stood silently outside Fortson’s door for 20 seconds without hearing any v…
Florida police officer terminated for shooting, killing Black airman
The Florida deputy who killed Roger Fortson, a Black U.S. Air Force airman, has been fired from his position at the Okaloosa County Sherriff’s Office on Friday. Deputy Eddie Duran shot Fortson, 23, six times on May 3. Body camera footage of the shooting shows the deputy shooting Fortson multiple times within seconds of the…
Florida Deputy Who Fatally Shot Airman Fired
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an active-duty airman in his Fort Walton Beach home last month has been fired after an investigation found the use of deadly force violated agency policy, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday. An administrative investigation determined that Deputy Eddie Duran’s use of deadly force against Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson was “not objectively reasonable” and thus violated agency…
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