Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden has asked FDLE to investigate the shooting
) -This body camera video from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office shows what led up to the deputy involved shooting death of 23-year-old Senior Airman Roger Fortson. His mother Meka Fortson says her son was living out his dream of serving in the air force and providing a better life for his family.
“She talked about how he went to the door to look through the peep hole but it was as if someone was covering up the peep whole so someone couldn’t see out of it and he kept saying who is it,” said civil rights attorney Ben Crump. “And how he went and retrieved his legally registered gun as a gun owner to protect his house.”“My baby was shot up they took my gift,” said Fortson.
OCSO says they were at the complex responding to a disturbance call. In the video the deputy knocks on the door and steps away for several seconds before knocking again and announcing himself twice before the door is opened. In the video Fortson does not appear to raise his gun before the shots were fired.
“They have my word. If this shooting is found to be unjustified their son’s name will be fully vindicated and justice will be served,” said Sheriff Aden.
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