A 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.
Apparently 3 synonyms for “police” still isn’t enough to filter out police violence articles. Adding “sheriff” to the list now. How do you not get tired of this is beyond me…
At least this one didn’t get to resign first. Might reduce the number of departments where he can apply, though that number won’t be anything near zero.
Now arrest him and see if he’s at fault. Was he drunk, done this multiple times, or should have been fired before. You know, the normal investigating stuff we should do with every case like this.
A criminal investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is ongoing.
Not going to hold my breath for any actual justice here.
Two right wing symbols involved: military and police. Anything can happen here.
@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.
As is tradition. How many times must this happen before we start holding cops accountable for their actions? How can you uphold the law while standing on top of it and pissing all over it?
I’m adamant that we should mandate a 4 year law enforcement degree and a certification, issued by an independent community police board.
That’s a lot of moving around. Wonder why the officer didn’t stay with jobs. Of course, I would leave Altus as quickly as I could, too, so can’t blame him for that one.
