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August 26, 2024

Sheriff's Deputy in Florida Charged in Connection to Killing of Airman Roger Fortson
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In Florida, a sheriff's deputy has been charged with manslaughter in
connection to the killing of Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old Black Air
Force member who was shot to death in his own home. According to the
Associated Press, former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran is just the
fourth Florida police officer in the past 35 years to be charged for an
on-duty killing.


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