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Okaloosa County Sheriff responds to local NAACP’s demands in airman shooting death
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Branch of the NAACP issued several demands Monday after members watched the body camera footage of the shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson. An Okaloosa County deputy shot and killed Fortson at his apartment on May 3 after authorities were called there following an alleged disturbance. […]
Jacksonville lawyer says someone holding a gun doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a threat
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville-based lawyer said someone holding a gun doesn’t mean that they are a threat after Black U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson was fatally shot six times in his apartment hallway. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said the Okaloosa County deputy knocked on the...
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