Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
Source: Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) Deputies 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 when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the mans family said Wednesday.
Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, was in his off-base apartment in Fort Walton Beach when the shooting happened on May 3.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that Fortson was on a Facetime call with a woman at the time of the encounter.
According to Crump, the woman, whom Crump didnt identify, said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock at the door. He asked who was there but didnt get a response. A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didnt see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the womans account.
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ret5hd
(20,609 posts)Dan
(3,608 posts)Wonder why?
multigraincracker
(32,849 posts)deadly force. Thank goodness for Civil Courts. The sheriffs dept will find no fault with deputies.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,887 posts)GreenWave
(6,934 posts)chowder66
(9,138 posts)THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!!!
I know, I know. It won't and no one will be held accountable. It's just a mistake, right? FUCK THAT.
Aussie105
(5,581 posts)I did no wrong and acted with the highest integrity!
Every single time!
In this case, anyone can get the address wrong, and when you see a black man with a gun, well, shit happens!
Too many guns, too much adrenalin!
Life is cheap in some countries. Not only in America!
(But isn't America supposed to be better than those third world countries?)
IronLionZion
(45,752 posts)Did they have a no-knock warrant to enter the home?
There are so many things wrong here. A person could easily think they are being robbed if police didn't identify themselves.
SamKnause
(13,147 posts)Cops are told their safety is number one.
Cops do not protect and serve.
Cops shoot first and ask questions later.
The Supreme Court and Congress allows cops to have immunity.
Cops are tax funded armed gangs flying their colors, blue.
Respect is earned.
Cops have earned zero respect.
There isn't a bad apple in the bunch.
The entire orchard is rotten to the core.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,376 posts)orangecrush
(19,719 posts)KT2000
(20,628 posts)unless you are black.
ArkansasDemocrat1
(1,376 posts)And forbid all police from the base.