Florida jury finds ex-sheriff's deputy not guilty in shooting death of Black air force airman
Roger Fortson was shot by deputy when he opened door with gun in hand after a false domestic disturbance call
TL;DR
- Former sheriff's deputy Eddie Duran was found not guilty of manslaughter with a firearm by an Okaloosa county jury.
- The charge stemmed from the fatal shooting of US air force airman Roger Fortson inside his apartment.
- Duran responded to an unfounded domestic disturbance report and fired multiple times after Fortson answered the door holding a handgun.
- Fortson's family plans to continue their legal fight through a federal civil rights lawsuit.
- Duran was fired from the sheriff's office after the shooting.