Family and friends of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy will gather at a Georgia church on this morning to say their final goodbyes.
Family and friends of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida apartment by a sheriff’s deputy have gathered at a Stonecrest church on Friday morning for his funeral.Roger Fortson’s service is taking place at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Jamal Bryant will deliver the eulogy at the funeral. Fortson, a 23-year-old active-duty senior airman, was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy on May 3.
The video shows the deputy banging on the door and stepping aside, seemingly out of view of the door. Twice he shouted: "Sheriff’s office! Open the door!"Fortson, who legally owned a firearm, opened the door while holding a handgun pointed toward the floor. The deputy shouted, "Step back!" and then shot Fortson six times. Only afterward did he shout, "Drop the gun! Drop the gun!" The deputy then called paramedics on his radio.
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