Bodycam video released of airman shot by police, sheriff disputes claim deputy went to wrong unit

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Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden showed the video during a Thursday news conference, shortly after an attorney for the 23-year-old airman's family called for its public release

The victim was identified by his family as Roger Fortson , an ​active-duty senior airman, according to attorney Ben Crump .Friday, May 10, 2024 2:02PM

The victim was identified by his family as Roger Fortson, an ​active-duty senior airman, according to attorney Ben Crump "The deputy shot the man, who later succumbed to his injuries," said the sheriff. The deputy involved in the shooting has not been identified by officials. The deputy takes the elevator to the fourth floor and knocks on a door three times. The apartment number "1401" is visible in the footage. He announces himself twice, saying, "Sheriff's office, open the door." There is nothing heard on the footage from inside the apartment.

Deputies communicated with dispatch that Fortson had been shot six times with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest with one exit wound, according to police dispatch calls, obtained by CNN affiliate WEAR. The deputy can then be heard saying, "Hang on man, we've got an ambulance comin' for you. Don't move."

"To the sheriff's department that took my gift ... I need you guys to tell the truth about my son. I need you to get his reputation right," Fortson's mother said.

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