The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff's deputy responding to a phoned-in complaint about an argument has the airman's family calling for charges, saying the shooting was completely unjustified.
A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson carrying a handgun pointed downward. A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson carrying a handgun pointed downward.
“The presence of a gun enhances the risk. But mere presence is not at all justification for using deadly force,” Adams said. “We also live in a nation with more guns than people. If the mere presence of a gun were the standard for reasonable use of deadly force, we would be awash with police shootings,” he said.
But experts say officers aren’t required to issue commands or warnings whenever they use deadly force. David Klinger, a criminal justice professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis who is also a former police officer, said the standard is to give a warning when it’s feasible. Lacey responded to a Facebook post from Air Force leaders that called for people on base to support Fortson’s family while maintaining professionalism. Lacey called the shooting unjustified and urged the commander to instead, “Take a stand and do something,” adding that he’d feel unsafe with the sheriff’s department at his doorstep.
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