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    Florida sheriff releases bodycam of fatal police shooting of Black US airman at home

    by Michelle Del Rey May 10, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department

    Police have released bodycam footage of the fatal shooting of an Air Force airman at his Florida home after his family alleged that an officer responded to the wrong address.

    US Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot on 3 May 2024 by a deputy from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

    During a news conference on Thursday, Fortson’s family claimed that the deputy went to the to the service member when he banged on the man’s door at the Elan Apartments by ARIUM.

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