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A woman who was on FaceTime with Fortson at the time of the shooting said he was alone and there was no disturbance, which law enforcement cited as a reason for responding to the apartment , according to Crump’s lawyer.

She said Fortson heard a knock at the door and called to see who it was but didn’t get an answer. She said there was then a loud and “very aggressive” knock on the door. Fortson looked through the peephole but saw no one.

That’s when he went to get his gun, which he legally owned. When he returned to the living room, officers came through the door, saw the gun and shot him six times, Crump said in a news release.

Fortson was taken to the hospital and later died.

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“All of us at the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office are saddened by the fatal officer-involved shooting over the weekend,” Sheriff Eric Aden said in a statement.

Fortson was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron. He had been on active duty since November 2019.

A spokesperson for the Crump Law Firm confirmed that Fortson and his family are originally from Atlanta. He graduated from McNair High School in DeKalb County.

Sheriff Aden said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the officer-involved shooting and the State Attorney’s Office will also review the case.

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