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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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The Guardian

Florida deputy who killed Black air force member in his own home fired

Eddie Duran shot Roger Fortson within two seconds after the airman opened his door with his legally owned gun pointed down

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Deputy who shot airman in his Florida home fired for ‘unreasonable deadly force’

Senior Airman Roger Fortson was standing in his doorway while holding a handgun pointed to the ground

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

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

A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was

2 months ago·United States

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CNN

Florida deputy who shot airman in his home has been fired for using unreasonable deadly force, sheriff’s office says

The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black man in his home has been fired, the sheriff’s office announced.

2 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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KRDO

Florida deputy who shot airman in his home has been fired for using unreasonable deadly force, sheriff says

By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black man in his home has been fired, the sheriff’s office announced. “The administrative investigation determined the deputy’s use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable and therefore violated agency policy,” a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department stated. Deputies responded May 3 to an apartment after receiving a call for “a disturbance i…

2 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KIFI

Florida deputy who shot airman in his home has been fired for using unreasonable deadly force, sheriff’s office says

By Kaila Nichols, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black man in his home has been fired, the sheriff’s office announced Friday. The decision followed an internal investigation into the former deputy, Eddie Duran. This is the first time Duran’s identity has been publicly disclosed since the shooting earlier this month. A separate criminal investigation into the deputy’s actions is ongoing…

2 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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