JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER | The Columbian-Progress

Home

CORRECTS SERVICE BRANCH TO U.S. AIR FORCE INSTEAD OF U.S. NAVY - Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force senior airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and attorney Ben Crump, right, and Brian Bar, left, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment, May 3, 2024. Far right is attorney Natalie Jackson. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Experts say gun alone doesn't justify deadly force in fatal shooting of Florida airman
By JEFF MARTIN AND CLAUDIA LAUER - The Associated Press
Sat,05/11/24-4:02PM , 85 Reads
On the afternoon of May 3, Roger Fortson opened the door of his Florida apartment with a gun in his hand and was immediately shot six times by a sheriff’s deputy responding to a complaint about an argument.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to JEFF MARTIN and CLAUDIA LAUER