Slain U.S. airman's mother sues deputy for shooting death
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Left: Fired deputy Eddie Duran (Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office). Center: U.S. Airman Roger Fortson pictured just before he was fatally shot (Ben Crump). Right: Fortson in uniform (U.S. Air Force).

The mother of a U.S. airman who was fatally shot in Florida has filed a lawsuit against not only the sheriff’s deputy responsible for the shooting but also the apartment complex where her son lived and the leasing agent who reported a disturbance at his residence.

As covered by Law&Crime, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, lost his life on May 3, 2024, when he was shot by Eddie Lee Duran, who was then a 38-year-old deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The tragic event was recorded on body camera video.

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According to the lawsuit, filed by Fortson’s mother, Chantimekki “Meka” Fortson, law enforcement and the apartment complex engaged in a “cascade of negligent, reckless, and unconstitutional actions” that resulted in Fortson’s death. The complaint was filed Tuesday in the Northern U.S. District of Florida.

“In the four-and-a-half minute, heavily redacted video, it is very troubling that the deputy shot multiple times within a split second of the door being opened, killing Roger,” attorney Ben Crump, who represents Fortson’s mother, has said.

Warning: The footage is disturbing.

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