Civil rights lawsuit filed over killing of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson by Florida deputy

The complaint alleges that Deputy Eddie Duran used excessive and unconstitutional deadly force when he shot Roger Fortson just seconds after the Black senior airman opened his apartment door in Fort Walton Beach on May 3, 2024.

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WARNING: At the 9.45 min mark, video (though blurred) of the murder of unarmed #RogerFortson in #Florida, who simply answered the door when these badged savages were yelling and screaming for him to open up.

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Fired Florida deputy who killed Roger Fortson is charged with manslaughter

The since-fired Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot an Air Force senior airman in his home in May has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said Friday.

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Who is Eddie Duran? Florida Deputy Who Fatally Shot Airman Roger Fortson Fired After Investigation - Headlines And Online Reporting

Eddie Duran (age 39, born in 1984) serves as a deputy in the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office (OCSO). He embarked on his career journey at OCSO in 2019.

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Florida deputy who fatally shot Airman Roger Fortson fired

A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot an airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground, saying the deputy’s life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. The Okaloosa County Sheriff on Friday fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 after responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. Fortson opened the door with a handgun pointed to the ground. Duran fired immediately without warning.

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One action too late! Say his name #RogerFortson
The Killing of Roger Fortson

The NRA celebrates while a black airman killed for owning a gun is laid to rest.

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In service to the safety of the empire but unsafe at home: In 2020, after Floyd’s death, then-Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright wrote an emotional note to his troops about police killings of Black men and children: “I am a Black man who happens to be the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. I am George Floyd … I am Philando Castile, I am Michael Brown, I am Alton Sterling, I am Tamir Rice.”

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https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2024/05/13/questions-grief-linger-at-apartment-where-deputy-killed-us-airman/

Questions, grief linger at apartment where deputy killed US airman

A small shrine is growing with tributes from the Air Force unit grappling with the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

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The white men are walking around the streets and even standing in lines at stores with an AR 15 and no one does shit. Yet a black man answered his door after someone was banging on it with a gun in his hand pointing down and as soon as he opened the door he was shot. #RogerFortson
Say his name: #RogerFortson, another young Black man summarily executed by #police.