Funeral set for Roger Fortson, the Black US Air Force member killed in his home by Florida deputy
- A funeral was held for Roger Fortson, a Black senior airman shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in his Florida home, with Air Force members and others paying their respects at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest.
- The deputy, unnamed, shot Fortson six times in self-defense following a possible domestic violence call, while the family contends the shooting was unjustified, as Fortson was home alone talking to his girlfriend.
- Questions arise around the circumstances of the shooting, with conflicting views on whether it was justified, leading to a debate on the incident's details and consequences.
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