Nation May 06 Civil rights lawsuit filed over killing of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson by Florida deputy By Kate Payne, Associated Press
Nation Aug 29 Ex-Florida deputy freed on bond in pretrial hearing over fatal shooting of Black airman A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's apartment door. By Kate Payne, Associated Press
Nation Aug 23 Prosecutor says ex-sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black airman at his home Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran was charged in connection with the May 3 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson. By Kate Payne, Curt Anderson, Jeff Martin, Associated Press
Nation Aug 01 Teen brother of airman killed in his home by Florida deputy shot to death near Atlanta The killing of Senior Airman Roger Fortson made global headlines in May. Now, the family is grieving the killing of his 16-year-old brother, Andre Fortson. By Jeff Martin, Associated Press
Nation May 17 Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy Hundreds joined Roger Fortson's family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff's… By Jeff Martin, Curt Anderson, Associated Press
May 16 Sheriff deputy’s killing of Black airman in Florida renews debate on police killings and race By Tara Copp, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson has community leaders including the NAACP asking whether unconscious bias led the deputy to shoot the young service member simply because he was a young, Black male and ask what, if anything, can… Continue reading
May 14 Grief persists after Florida deputy shoots U.S. airman Roger Fortson By Tara Copp, Associated Press Fortson was holding his legally owned gun when he opened his front door, but it was pointed to the floor. Based on body camera footage released by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, the deputy only commanded Fortson to drop the… Continue reading