The killing of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman by a Florida sheriff's deputy responding to a phoned-in complaint about an argument has the airman's family calling for charges.
The deputy, whose name and race haven't been released, shot Roger Fortson 6 times after he answered his door while holding a gun.The victim was identified by his family as Roger Fortson , an active-duty senior airman, according to attorney Ben Crump The video featured is from a previous report.
Policing experts say Fortson simply holding a gun when he opened the door wasn't enough justification to use deadly force, but investigators will also have to consider what information the deputy knew when he responded and whether Fortson showed any behavioral indication that he posed a threat. They also say the proliferation of legal and illegal firearms is forcing officers throughout the country to have to decide faster than ever what constitutes a deadly threat.
Okaloosa County sheriff showed the video during a Thursday news conference, shortly after an attorney for the 23-year-old airman's family called for its public release The increase in gun ownership has changed policing in ways, said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a Washington-based think tank that focuses on critical issues in policing.
"But if pausing to give a warning or a verbal command is going to increase the risk of a deadly threat, then it isn't feasible," he said. It's not the first time the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has come under scrutiny for its use of force.
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