A Florida sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black airman over the weekend may have entered the wrong apartment in response to a disturbance call, according to the family's attorney who is demanding the release of body-camera video showing the shooting.
May 9 - A Florida sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a Black airman over the weekend may have entered the wrong apartment in response to a disturbance call, according to the family's attorney who is demanding the release of body-camera video showing the shooting.
The sheriff said the deputy heard sounds of a disturbance and reacted in self defense after he encountered the 23-year-old. The sheriff did not name Fortson in his statement. "He was in his apartment minding his business and then ... this cascade of tragic events started to take place," he said, calling on the sheriff to release body-camera footage.
"They had a duty to make sure they were at the right apartment before they busted in the door," he said, noting that the U.S. Constitution protected against unreasonable searches and seizures by police.
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