Floridasheriff on Friday fired a deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his home while holding a handgun pointed to the ground.

Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3 after responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment.

Body camera video shows that when the deputy arrived outside Fortson’s door, he stood silently for 20 seconds outside and listened, but no voices inside were heard on his body camera.

  • @stoly
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    26 months ago

    I’m certain he gets hired elsewhere if there are no charges.

    • @[email protected]
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      16 months ago

      Dude even with charges, he might just have to go to a different state at most. But Florida’s pretty big he can probably just go to the other side of the state.