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This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson in a Dec. 24, 2019, photo. Photo credit: U.S. Force via The Associated Press
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Killing of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes

  • May 10, 2024
  • By The Associated Press
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Chantemekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Air Force airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on on May 3, 2024. Photo credit: Gerald Herbert, The Associated Press
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Video released in fatal law enforcement shooting of Black U.S. Air Force airman

  • May 9, 2024
  • By The Associated Press
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