Grieving mother demands answers nearly 2 years after Florida deputy fatally shot airman
- Posted on February 10, 2026
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Grieving mother demands answers nearly 2 years after Florida deputy fatally shot airman
The mother of a U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy nearly two years ago says she doesn't want people to forget about her son and is still seeking accountability so it doesn't happen to someone else. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot to death by a deputy responding to a disturbance call at Fortson's apartment in Fort Walton Beach, where he lived while based at nearby Hurlburt Field. At a Tuesday news conference in Florida, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Fortson's family in an ongoing federal lawsuit, said it was his mother's decision to hold the media briefing.