Deputy who shot airman Roger Fortson faces manslaughter case
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Left: Fired deputy Eddie Duran (Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office). Center: U.S. Airman Roger Fortson pictured just before he was fatally shot (Ben Crump). Right: Fortson in uniform (U.S. Air Force).

The mother of a slain U.S. airman in Florida has sued not only the sheriff’s deputy who killed him, but also the apartment complex where he lived and the leasing agent who reported a domestic disturbance at his apartment.

As Law&Crime has previously reported, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was killed on May 3, 2024, by Eddie Lee Duran, who at the time was a 38-year-old deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was captured on body camera footage.

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According to the lawsuit, filed by Fortson’s mother, Chantimekki “Meka” Fortson, law enforcement and the apartment complex engaged in a “cascade of negligent, reckless, and unconstitutional actions” that resulted in Fortson’s death. The complaint was filed Tuesday in the Northern U.S. District of Florida.

“In the four-and-a-half minute, heavily redacted video, it is very troubling that the deputy shot multiple times within a split second of the door being opened, killing Roger,” attorney Ben Crump, who represents Fortson’s mother, has said.

Warning: The footage is disturbing.

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