The US service member fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy on Friday has been identified by the Air Force as Senior Airman Roger Fortson.
The US service member fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy on Friday has been identified by the Air Force as Senior Airman Roger Fortson.Fortson, 23, was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., according to the Air Force. He entered active duty on Nov. 19, 2019.Dozens wrote heartfelt messages on the Hurburt Field's Facebook post about Fortson describing him as a 'phenomenal human' who 'always had a smile on his face.
'Forston loved playing video games and enjoyed football.'He definitely didn't deserve what happened to him,' Johnson said.He served as a gunner on the AC-130J Ghostrider, providing close air support and armed reconnaissance.How deadly officer-involved shooting unfoldedA deputy responding to a disturbance call 'reacted in self-defense after he encountered a 23-year-old man armed with a gun,' the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said in a news release on Friday.
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