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May 10, 2024

Police Kill 23-Year-Old Black Air Force Member Roger Fortson in His Own Home
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In Florida, the family members of a 23-year-old Air Force member killed
by a sheriff's deputy last week are demanding justice. Newly released
body-camera footage shows Roger Fortson answering the door of his own
apartment and immediately being fatally shot by an Okaloosa County
officer. His relatives say the deputy arrived at the wrong apartment,
which authorities have refuted. This is the family's attorney Ben Crump.

Benjamin Crump: "He had always wanted to serve in the United States Air
Force, and he was living his dream. And by doing so, he was going to
make it better for his mother and his siblings and his family, so they
could have a better chance at their American dream."



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