Roger Fortson was reportedly alone in his apartment and on a Facetime call with his girlfriend when sheriff’s deputies arrived.
MIAMI — A deputy 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, an attorney for the man’s family said.Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was shot in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach on the afternoon of Friday, May 3.
Crump gave the account provided by the girlfriend: Hearing a knock on the door, Fortson called out and asked who it was, but didn’t get a response. When there was a second, louder knock, he looked through the peephole and said he couldn’t see anyone. He went to retrieve his gun — which Crump said was legally owned — and as he returned to the living room, deputies burst through the door. One of them shot Fortson six times.
“We are calling for transparency in the investigation into Roger’s death and the immediate release of body cam video to the family,” Crump said. “His family and the public deserve to know what occurred in the moments leading up to this tragedy.” The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately respond to an email or voicemail from The Associated Press seeking comment about Crump’s claims. Sheriff Eric Aden posted a statement Wednesday on Facebook expressing sadness about the shooting.
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