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Roger Fortson was shot by deputy when he opened door with gun in hand after a false domestic disturbance callA <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Florida</a> jury recently found former sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran not guilty of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/23/roger-fortson-florida-manslaughter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">manslaughter</a> 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. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/florida-ex-sheriff-deputy-not-guilty-shooting-death-black-air-force-airman" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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