Body camera shows fatal shooting of airman Roger Fortson by Florida deputy

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Body camera shows fatal shooting of airman Roger Fortson by Florida deputy


A Florida sheriff released body camera video Thursday showing a deputy outside an apartment door and firing immediately when it was opened by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roger Fortson carrying a handgun pointed downward. #florida #unitedstates #news
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  1. Don't ever answer the door for Police. If they have a warrant, they'll just come in. There's no upside to opening the door to talk to them. Remember, anything you say WILL be used against you. Even if you haven't done anything, still no upside to it.

  2. Why is no one talkong about him not waiting for back up for a "domestic" call? Domestic calls most likely entail at least 2 individuals, or am i missing something?

  3. Answering the door with pistol in hand is a bit weird, unless you have something to fear. Answering the door with pistol in hand knowing a cop is at the door, sure isn’t very smart or was it🤔

  4. Originally I thought he was an idiot for answering the door with a gun, thinking he had a warrant out for his arrest. Then I learned they got the wrong apartment. Wow. Prayers to the family.

  5. I’m so sorry to say this but the guy was in the wrong why would you answer the door with a gun in your hand he must of let the air force fooled him into thinking that he was a American hero reality check ninja

  6. There we go again

    Black guy “ I can’t breath”
    White guy “Don’t move”
    Black guy – Dead
    White guy – Self defense
    Black family – Go to court
    White guy – Trauma and denial

  7. Seemed like he was kind of hiding from the peephole officers shouldn’t do that that’s the same thing robbers do and he should have never answered that door should have just stayed inside and called the police rip

  8. Murdered that man. ATP, I wish alot of us would stop pleading and take action. Man ain't going jail with obvious proof. It's a matter of what the family wants to do.

  9. The people that are on the cops side seem to not be taking into consideration that Rodger did not know why the cops were at his door.

  10. I don't care what he was called there for. He shoots the guy before saying a single word. Even if he yelled he was police. People might not hear it. Being a police officer in America you have to know people might answer a loud suspicious knock with a gun as is their right. As the police you HAVE to give orders for the gun to be dropped before you can just open fire! Being police you take the risk of something bad could happen, but that doesn't give you the right to open fire the second you see a gun. I think the officer should go to jail! This keeps happening to Americans answering their doors at suspicious times with cops. And it is going to continue to happen with police not getting punished for this type of action!