Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman
A judge has allowed bond for a Florida sheriffโs deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black manโs apartment door.
Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman
A judge has allowed bond for a Florida sheriffโs deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black manโs apartment door.
Authorities arrest ex-sheriffโs deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home
Authorities have arrested a former Florida sheriffโs deputy charged with killing a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground.
Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases
The family of a young Black U.S. Air Force airman gunned down by a Florida sheriffโs deputy is represented by a prominent civil rights lawyer.
Former Florida deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting of airman
A Florida Panhandle sheriffโs deputy is facing a charge of manslaughter with a firearm in the fatal shooting of an airman who opened his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground.
Teen brother of Air Force airman who was killed by Florida deputy is fatally shot near Atlanta
Authorities say the teenage brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot in his home by a Florida sheriffโs deputy in May was shot to death this week near Atlanta.
Mother of airman killed by Florida deputy says his firing, alone, won't cut it
The mother of an airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriffโs deputy says the deputyโs firing was not justice for her sonโs killing.
Florida sheriff's office fires deputy who fatally shot airman at home
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 deputyโs life was never in danger and he should not have fired his weapon.
What to know about airman Roger Fortson's fatal shooting by a Florida sheriff's deputy
The fatal shooting of Roger Fortson by a Florida sheriffโs deputy when the Air Force senior airman opened his door armed with a handgun pointed down happened almost a month ago.
Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the Black airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues have joined Roger Fortsonโs family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriffโs deputy.
Lawyer for family of slain US Air Force airman says video and calls show deputy went to wrong home
A lawyer for the family of Roger Fortson says the bodycam footage of the Florida sheriffโs deputy who killed the Black U.S. Air Force airman and police radio traffic reinforce their assertion that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Florida deputy's killing of Black airman renews debate on police killings and race
A Florida deputy's fatal shooting of a U.S. service member has jarred the former top enlisted officer of the Air Force.
Who gets to claim self-defense in shootings? Airmanโs death sparks debate over race and gun rights
The death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson in Florida this month reignited a complicated debate about race, gun laws and self-defense โ namely, who is typically afforded deference when it comes to using guns in self-defense and who is not.
Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff's deputy responding to a phoned-in complaint about an argument has the airman's family calling for charges, saying the shooting was completely unjustified.
Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
The family of the U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a deputy in Florida says he was devoted to improving the lives of a younger sister, brother and his mom.
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
The family of a Black U.S. Air Force airman fatally shot by Florida sheriff's deputies at his off-base apartment will join civil rights attorney Ben Crump for a news conference calling for transparency in the investigation.
Body camera video shows fatal shooting of airman by Florida deputy in apartment doorway
Body camera video shows a Florida sheriffโs deputy announced himself as law enforcement just before fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force airman inside his apartment in the stateโs Panhandle.
US service member shot and killed by Florida police identified by the Air Force
The U.S. Air Force says a 23-year-old airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, was shot and killed during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriffโs Office.