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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.

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[–] [email protected] 73 points 5 months ago (16 children)

A criminal investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is ongoing.

Not going to hold my breath for any actual justice here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Two right wing symbols involved: military and police. Anything can happen here.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@stoly @inclementimmigrant Yeah, but he was a _black_ airman, so sure, the deputy got fired, but I’m not holding my breath that he won’t just be hired by another force nearby and the whole thing swept away.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 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.

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