The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff’s deputy when the Air Force senior airman opened his door armed with a handgun pointed down happened almost a month ago
The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriff's deputy when the Air Force senior airman opened his door armed with a handgun pointed down happened almost a month ago, but the information released so far hasn't clarified why the officer was directed to his apartment. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has released the deputy's body camera video of the May 3 shooting and redacted 911 calls and reports, but not the deputy's name.
The deputy arrived outside Fortson's door less than three minutes after he got to the complex. He listened silently for 20 seconds outside, but no voices inside are heard on his body camera. He then pounded on the door, but didn't identify himself. He then moved to the side of the door, about 5 feet away . He waited 15 seconds before pounding on the door again. This time he yelled, “Sheriff's office — open the door!” He again moved to the side.
In the hours after the shooting, the sheriff's office issued a short press release that offered few details. It said the deputy had responded to a call about a disturbance and had heard it himself, which is not corroborated by the body camera audio. “He reacted in self defense after he encountered a 23-year old man armed with a gun and after the deputy had identified himself as law enforcement,” the statement said. It took several days before the shooting began to gain attention.
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