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Florida deputy fatally shot US airman that answered the door with a gun
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:38 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:38 am
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Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter.
According to Crump, the woman, whom Crump didn’t identify, said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didn’t get a response. A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the woman’s account.
The woman said Fortson was concerned and went to retrieve his gun, which Crump said was legally owned.
Fortson died at a hospital, officials said. The deputy involved in the shooting was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
The sheriff’s office said in a statement last week that a deputy responding to a call of a disturbance in progress at the apartment complex reacted in self-defense after encountering an armed man. The office did not offer details on what kind of disturbance deputies were responding to or who called them.
Fortson was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron as a special missions aviator, where one of his roles as a member of the squadron’s AC-130J Ghostrider aircrew was to load the gunship’s 30mm and 105mm cannons during missions.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 9:36 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:42 am to LSUDVM1999
If only there were some kind of identifier next to the door of the apartment letting the cops know where they were
Oh wait
Oh wait
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:44 am to LSUDVM1999
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Fortson was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron as a special missions aviator, where one of his roles as a member of the squadron’s AC-130J Ghostrider aircrew was to load the gunship’s 30mm and 105mm cannons during missions.
quote:Ironic
Ghostrider aircrew
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 8:45 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:52 am to LSUDVM1999
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump
Frick this guy but the Airman's family needs to get paid bigly.
Dumbass cops cannot even verify an address?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:25 am to LSUDVM1999
Somehow this will get turned into a race issue even though it's just idiot cops, massive 4th amendment overreach, and judges rubber stamping warrants allowing for this shite.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:45 am to LSUDVM1999
They should be charged with manslaughter. Their mistake and their actions caused them to kill a man.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:50 am to LSUDVM1999
That cop is fricked and should be. That’s an inexcusable mistake
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:54 am to LSUDVM1999
If they want real change stop making everything a race baiting situation.
Just say a vet was killed by cops.
And please dont evoke GF name with our servicemen.
Just say a vet was killed by cops.
And please dont evoke GF name with our servicemen.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:57 am to LSUDVM1999
So we burst (bust) into a home due to a disturbance call when presumably, no audible disturbance could be heard from outside the door....not to mention it's the wrong damn apartment.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:02 am to LSUDVM1999
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...and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone
And soon to become a HUGE racial incident. Notice the article emphasized it with a capital B.
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 10:04 am
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:10 am to LSUDVM1999
This guy deserves the rioting and protesting.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:13 am to LSUDVM1999
So this is what went down? Cops arrive at Fortson's apartment at 4:30pm on a Friday. They only knock twice? They don't announce who they are? They don't hear any disturbance? Then they break down the door?
Seems like a lot of info is being left out or not substantiated.
Hopefully the cops were wearing body cams.
Seems like a lot of info is being left out or not substantiated.
Hopefully the cops were wearing body cams.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:44 am to LSUDVM1999
Comply or die. What difference does it make if they never demanded anything? Comply or die applies when they demand conflicting actions. Confusion is not an excuse not to die, why should not hearing them be. Good kill. Cops are always correct and deserve any and all latitude to do the state's bidding....after all their job is among the top 22 most dangerous ones in the United States, just 17 spots lower on the list than garbage collectors, and they are doing the government's bidding - what right does any citizen have to question that?????
Posted on 5/9/24 at 11:58 am to LSUDVM1999
Family gettin paid.
RIP
RIP
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 12:06 pm to LSUDVM1999
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Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didn’t get a response.
quote:
A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole
Cop should've identified himself... Police, open up..
Posted on 5/9/24 at 1:18 pm to LSUDVM1999
Cops need to hire cab drivers, Uber drivers, Mormans or Jehovah's Witnesses to help them find the correct addresses
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 3:58 pm to LSUDVM1999
Body cam video has been released. Saw it on a local FB page.
The officer went to the door of the apt he was told. The room number is visible in the camera.
He knocked 3x, announced "sheriff's office, open the door" on the last 2x. Door opened after 3rd. Fortson has pistol in hand at his side pointed down. Officer immediately draws and shoots.
Pensacola channel 3 WEAR-TV has the video.
WEAR
The officer went to the door of the apt he was told. The room number is visible in the camera.
He knocked 3x, announced "sheriff's office, open the door" on the last 2x. Door opened after 3rd. Fortson has pistol in hand at his side pointed down. Officer immediately draws and shoots.
Pensacola channel 3 WEAR-TV has the video.
WEAR
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 4:26 pm to LSUDVM1999
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burst into wrong apartment
Posted on 5/9/24 at 4:27 pm to LSUDVM1999
Why aren’t criminal charges filed in cases like this?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:00 pm to LSUDVM1999
If the story is true as laid out by the article the cop should be charged with murder.
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