A Florida jury has acquitted a former sheriff’s deputy in the fatal shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force airman during a botched response to a false domestic disturbance call. Authorities had entered the man’s apartment after receiving an unfounded report, where the deputy fatally shot him after he opened the door with a gun in hand. The case had carried potential penalties of up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter with a firearm. The jury reached its verdict following just two hours of deliberation.
Roger Fortson was shot by deputy when he opened door with gun in hand after a false domestic disturbance callA Florida jury recently found former sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran not guilty of manslaughter with a firearm in the fatal shooting of Roger Fortson, a Black US air force airman who was killed inside his apartment after authorities responded to an unfounded report of a domestic disturbance.An Okaloosa county jury acquitted Duran, 38, on Thursday after about two hours of deliberations. He had faced up to 30 years in prison if convicted. Continue reading...
