Crump wants answers about the police shooting of US airman Roger Fortson

An active-duty airman was shot and killed in a deputy-involved shooting in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, last Friday, and his attorney believes police may have entered the wrong apartment.

According to a news release from the 1st Special Operations Wing, the airman was identified as 23-year-old U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson. He was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron and entered active duty on November 19, 2019.

According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy responded to a call about an ongoing disturbance on Friday afternoon, May 3rd.

According to a news release, the deputy “encountered an armed male” and shot the man.

According to police, Fortson was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.

The deputy in question has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Police said prosecutors would also conduct an independent investigation into the incident.

According to the lawyer, Roger Fortson was alone in the apartment

Fortson’s family has hired national civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump to represent them. Crump has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, among others.

According to a press release from Crump’s law firm, the encounter was different than what the OCSO reported.

Crump says a witness who had a FaceTime conversation with Fortson at the time of the shooting said Fortson was alone in his apartment when he heard a knock on his door.

Fortson asked, “Who’s there?” and received no response, Crump said in a news release Wednesday.

A few minutes later, Fortson heard an “aggressive” knock but couldn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole.

Fortson, concerned for his safety, retrieved his legal weapon, the release said. When Fortson returned to the living room, the witness said, police officers “burst through his door.” When officers saw the gun, they fired six times at Fortson.

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