Airman shot dead after answering door to sheriff who got wrong apartment
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- čas přidán 9. 05. 2024
- Florida's Okaloosa County Sheriff Department has released bodycam footage of the shooting of a US airman by a police officer.
The family of the deceased, Roger Fortson, 23, has insisted that the deputy, who was investigating a domestic violence complaint, knocked on the wrong door on May 3.
The video shows Fortson opening the door and holding a handgun at his side and pointed down. The deputy immediately opens fire multiple times at close range. Fortson later died in the hospital.
The body-camera video records the deputy twice saying "sheriff's office, open the door." It remained unclear who called law enforcement on the day of the shooting or why.
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She lied on purpose
She said she walked past the door that the alleged argument took place, he lived at the dead end of the hallway, arrest that cop for murder the lady for false accusation.
The cynic in me says she worked hand in hand with the white man. Same script for the last 60 years.
agreed! and they need to release the lady’s name and the cellphone FaceTime when he was on the phone with his girlfriend….this is straight murder….😢
I doubt either of them will face charges.
Yeah she indirect murdered the dude
Yes, Karen played a part in this murder.
Correct door? According to WHO! The KAREN.
Cry harder.
@@garyjackson3531stop talking with your mouth full...gump!
Listen u moeron he was attacking someone in his apt, plus he had loaded gun all his fault!!!
@@user-qq1of5qw1b your mother!
@@user-qq1of5qw1b moeron?...lmfao
This is horrifying they shoot first then say drop the gun what this world is coming to is unreal!!!
Correct, seeing a gun is not a right to shoot. The man had every right to answer the door with a firearm. Who's to say it was actually an officer saying police. He also didn't raise his weapon. This is murder.
@@golfnb28so he was going to get into a shootout at his front door?
@@jeremiahsams2848 moot...
@@golfnb28 why would it be moot. It was either the police or criminals.
His actions was not justified and he cannot shoot a innocent man in his own home while going to the wrong place
That would be true if he deputy didn't announce himself several times.
@@jeremiahsams2848dude...please!
There was no damn domestic disturbance that woman couldn't have heard an argument or fighting the young airman was alone.
Never answer the door with your gun, only wait until they break in… even if it’s the police don’t answer it unless they have a warrant. This guy knew it was the police and still answered the door with the gun… this is not Hollywood.
@@jeremiahsams2848you can answer the door with a gun in your hands believe it or not. Especially when your on your own property
Arrest the woman who directed the Police to that door, was she sincere or what was her motive?
This! Why is it these BLACK WIMMIN are given a pass???
the idiot opened the door with a gun in his hand
@@musthaveacamel2157 Oh yes this is really case of heppened ...
@@musthaveacamel2157He was legally armed in his own home. He did nothing illegal by answering the door with a firearm pointed at the floor.
@@pettypaul4269 What he did was stupid not against the law, OK someone else should not have to pay the price for his stupidity
Tbh there are instances where thieves pretend to be cops in order to steal
Look through the peephole, don’t answer the door, and call the police
@@DyltheboyThe cop was standing to the side of the peephole. It's likely that he didn't see him
@@charliekelly735 They said that the cop blocked the peep hole and didn't announce himself. This turned out to be untrue. No need to make excuses for them, that's what Crump is for
@@charliekelly735 peepholes are wide angle
@@charliekelly735don't open the door. So, was going to get into a shootout with them?
This same situation happened in arizona a while back. 2 Cops came knocking at night hiding out of sight. so the guy answred holding a gun. They told him to put it down and he started to but one officer still shot him in the back while he started putting his gun on the floor. The widow won the lawsuit.
@StopWars420: Out of curiosity, what was the ethnicity of the person shot buddy? 😟
@joelgoldsmith4747 whyte guy shot by two whyte cops. Neighbor called saying he thought it was domestic abuse but the man was just playing call of duty online.
This cop needs to go to prison forever
And whoever called this in acted like they for sure knew what room it was coming from should be charged for something too
He opened the door with a gun in his hand ,Simple case
@@musthaveacamel2157 so, that’s a crime ??
He would not be welcomed in prison,too many black inmates.
Okay then the question is is it illegal to answer the door with a gun in your hand last I know it's not
He already killed him and say do not move heartless man
These ACORN COPS needs to get out of law enforcement!
Did they ever find the apartment where the domestic violence was happening?
Yeah, turns out there was a guy with a gun there
@@JohnnyPaisanWRONG. Karent had the wrong apartment. Another white woman getting a black man killed over a lie
@@JohnnyPaisan o the guy that was on the phone with his girlfriend omg sounds so domestic your the problem scary as boy
@@johnbrown115 Sir, I wasn't there. I just read the news
@@JohnnyPaisanyou're lying 😅😅
This woman needs to mind her own business
They never do!
Suspect? Of what being in his house.
..a trigger happy law officer....I'm shocked....NOT....!
Yeah what the kind of bozzos do they hire, do they just pick a random office from the streets or 🤡💩
Trigger happy was the Acorn girl. This is the standard operating procedure for police when they see black men
Must be one of the worst countries on the planet.
The woman who told the Police the room number was 1401 should be arrested.
Service members aren’t even safe at home
@allehrap1054 Correction Jabobs tribe isn't safe at him from Japhethic Edom.
I got the sense this wrong for some reason as soon as that lady popped on the screen,but thats just me...That lady seemed evil as hell,she flat out set this man up to get killed!
Unjustified. No imminent danger.
Was there 911 call by the misinforming woman or anyone else reporting the correct or incorrect apartment or did the police arrive not knowing where the disturbance was and relied on this one citizen reporting it? It may or may not matter, but curious. The woman also states that in earlier episodes she was not sure where the altercations were occurring then suggests that she had narrowed it down. That should have been a hint as to some uncertainty as to the exact apartment/condo.Yes, we see the airman open the door with his gun to his side and a calm gesture with his left hand, suggesting "Hold up...what's going on". Yes the recognition of a gun in someone's hand heightens the whole situation but he did not refuse to open the door nor was yelling when he did. I love how they yell, Drop the Gun AFTER already shooting him. Tragic.
It was the wrong apartment, but the exact apartment number the woman gave to the sheriff. If she wasn't sure, she should have just said im not sure if it's 1401.
They were at E 1401 so does that mean there are at least 5 1401’s?…
The nosey parker & busy body woman, is clearly waiting for the police to arrive. she claims, I don't know where the disturbance came from two weeks ago when asked by the police office, and now says I wasn't sure where it came from, I didn't want to call the police but it's apartment 1401 when asked by the police office, this woman should be accountable as well for her role.
Well, yes and no she come off 🙄 as a concern neighbor, but the officer should have use MORE of his professional skills, but that doesn't justify the reason for killing this young 🤔 veteran WHO was allegedly holding a gun at the door when he opened (thank God) the firearm WAS POINTING in a down position and NOT AT THE POLICE WHEN THEY SO CALL STARTED FIRING BULLETS AT HIM. to me that's NOT PROFESSIONAL wake up America LAND OF THE BRAVE HOME OF THE FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now really 😕 BOB
People dont understand normal LE protocol. It is not protocol for LE to knock on the door with a weapon automatically drawn unless there is an active verified situation by that Officer. The Officer had his weapon drawn before verifying what...if anything was going on.
Also....I can't count the amount of home invasions reported to have occurred due to a criminal pretending to be Law Enforcement.
Cops don’t understand normal LE protocol. This is common sense to anyone but cops never had any
Trying hard to defend one of his trigger happy officers.
Gun was there in hand watch it ..but..why ... shooting 😢 why they kill so bad .....
Bring legally armed while "black" = Unalive sentence.
Aggressive knocking on his door, cop hiding from peep hole.
It's understandable the man didn't trust what was on the other side of the door.
I wouldn't have opened without being able to see the cop.
@@noneyabizz8337cops are trained not to stand in front of a door when knocking. It's so they don't get shot through it. It's standard tactics.
@@ScottishAtheist standard tactics is not going into a domestic call without backup…. Standard tactics is being able to diagnose threats on the fly…. Standard tactics IS NOT SHOOTING A LEGALLY ARMED US MILITARY SERVICEMEN THAT SACRIFICES FOR OUR FREEDOM WHO NON THREATENINGLY OPENED HIS DOOR WITH GUN BY SIDE POINTED AT THE GROUND WHICH IS VERY SMART IN BIDENS AMERICA…
In a situation like that, he who hesitates is dead ...
They did not go to the wrong apartment.
They did. They admitted it.
@@AT-gu8byThey did not. Ben Crump has told multiple verifiable lies. Doesn't matter though, the airman opened the door with a gun in his hand and he represented a lethal threat to the Deputy. The Deputy acted in a reasonable manner.
@garyjackson3531 so just seeing a gun is considered eminent danger? Cops are cowards who regularly shoot even unarmed folks who pose no threats. Does a falling acorn ring any bells.
He's already defending the cop within his statement.
Who is this lady that gave this officer the wrong apartment number.
literally reading a paper. cant even come up with his own genuine thoughts.
Wait, the neighbor didn't know where the voices were coming from
But, she knew the number of the Apartment C'mon make it make sense
does his colour matter?
THE FOKIN CHANNEL PLAYS FOR THE CLICKS.... AND WINS!
wish that was the question on the videos of black guys doing crime, would be nice if race didn't come up then. The prison population in the US doesn't even come close to the general population but people like to use a broad brush on race when it comes to crime.
@@nerdguy5486 he would have paused if it was a white guy
In the United States it does. Don't be obtuse.
@@multipl3 That's not even remotely true!
So it’s against the law to answer the door with a firearm at your own house
This is the reason i live in the country..i dont want to live in a apartment complex..a neighborhood no where around ppl they nosie and bad things like this happens...very sad... praying for this young mans family
Often starts with an entitled Karen deciding that she needs to get involved… She should be investigated as well as the officer
That entitled Karen was reporting domestic violence.
She said the girl sounded scared when she called but he was on FT with her. Then She said she heard a slap, and she was not even at the property. She should go to jail for not minding her business. Like always the officer was not properly trained to de-escalate a situation. Yes, the young man probably should not have opened the door with a gun in his hand BUT that's not a crime. He had it pointed down not at the sheriff. The Sheriff if threatened should have advised the young man to drop his weapon.
Where is this woman at because she’s the reason this happened
He went to the right door, announced who he was and was greeted at the door with a gun. He shouldn't be dead but the media should stop spinning these stories to turn them into something they're not
The cop had zero right to fire on him.
Watch the full video. The officer hid to the side while knocking. The man probably thought it was a fake police officer. He was legally armed in his own home. He did nothing illegal by answering the door with a firearm pointed at the floor.
Wait a min are they gonna punish the woman or give her free pass because of "femi-nazim" cuz if she didn't give a false report the man would still be alive
If she made the call believing there was an actual fight, than she should not be charged.
"Femi-nazim" - The hell does this have to do with absolutely ANYTHING, some of yall have horrible cases of brainworms, wow.
This is why people should never live like rats living on top of each other.
Also, karen calling about verbal arguments needs to mind her own business.
Can a black female be a Karen 😁
That's not the problem. The problem was the airman answering the door while brandishing a firearm, presenting himself as a lethal threat.
@@garyjackson3531No, the officer got off on the wrong floor, didn't announce himself and hid outside of the view of the peephole. Executing the Airman for something the constitution states he's legally permitted to do.
Was this actually the apartment from where the arguing was heard, or was the officer given the wrong number…??
Who is this girl that called? Have domestic violence calls ever came from this app apartment?
He should have never answered the door with a gun
He didn't have a gun. Listen to the video. The police said that to justify shooting him. False flag shooting.
Especially when the person announced they were a cop. But... I can understand not trusting someone on the other side of the door aggressively knocking and yelling.
@@user-fr4oq1nd5u 0:14 he didn’t have a gun….? I’d recommend watching the video instead of listening to it.
@@user-fr4oq1nd5uare u blind?
@@user-fr4oq1nd5u LOOK AT THE VIDEO FOOL...
They shoot to kill do they???? That’s called murder….
Not to kill, to neutralize. That could mean just incapacitate. The cop isn't out looking to kill people.
"Swatting" for sure.
Yes
What did we learn? Don't answer the door with a gun in your hand...... Especially when law enforcement HAS identified themselves.
People in Florida need to be in the streets protesting!!!
This is INEXCUSABLE!!!!!!!!! Prayers for Justice for this young man.
This young man had his gun drawn with the intent to use his fireweapon
Heartbreaking,but why did he come to the door with a gun in his hand?
He did announce sheriff’s office … he also had a peep hole in the door … unfortunately this airmen has been scaremonger-ed by our media, instead of staying vigilant, and applying critical thought before answering the door, shows me he was scared, not of the police, but of criminals pretending to be police and preying on others. Very sad. God bless this Airmen.
Is it illegal? How often crooks say they are cops or other scams?
Maybe coz it's easy for someone with bad intentions to shout sheriff's office and not actually be law enforcement. The officer hiding from the peep hole after knocking probably didnt help matters. Then he shoots the guy without giving him any instructions to drop the gun beforehand. Bad policing, plain and simple.
@@eddieeverheart6399 absolutely disgusting! Specifically when the gun wasn’t even pointed at the officer. He could easily order him to throw the gun away instead of shooting the airman 4 times. The officer didn’t care at all about the airman.
American media teaching us polices are gangs and murders so people have to be ready when when they knock doors
He stepped over where he couldn't be seen out of the people
Why was his gun drawn (the cop)? Why did he hide his self like that? Why did he not announce his self the first 2 times? They are not showing the full video…he messed with government property that’s why they don’t want to tell who he is!!! This is all bad!! This should have never happened!!!
He knocks on the door with his right hand, I think he just has a fast draw.
Is this SWATting but they walk the murdering cop to the door?
Thats was cold blooded murder.
Karen.....
the bootlicking in the comments is crazy. wonder if it would be happening if he was…..
if he was ...... ? What ?
This is tragic, and my prayers are with his family. It is still important to remember that although black Americans are more likely to come in to contact with the police than white americans, they are less likely to be shot by the police as a result. Let's hope justice is served, but also remain aware of the facts.
Who the white people who have minimal contact or the black folks who have frequent….?????
Make ur statement make sense!!!!
@@princep7243 It does make sense but I'll explain further. So in a given timeframe (say a year), significantly more black people than white people will come in to contact with the police (stop and search, arrest, subject to a raid etc.). However, of those people who come in to contact with police, a higher proportion of whites will be shot by the police they come in to contact with.
@princep7243 it does make sense but I'll try again. More black people come in to contact with police than white people (e.g. arrested, searched, approached for a statement). However, white people are more likely to be shot during contact with police.
Given wrong information? Wait and see.
Facts
Are these the same acorn cops brothers
This happens when those in power have qualified immunity. It won’t get fixed till our two tier justice system is abolished. How much innocent blood has to be shed till those in power are held accountable?
Why can’t these Karen’s mine there damm business now a young man is dead and the policeman going too jail for her bs wrong apartment
being worried about someone is not wrong, a woman could have being raped for all she knew, or domestic abuse. This is entirely on the cop.
@@TheWorldsprayer The Deputy LOUDLY announced "Sheriff's Department, open the door" three separate times. (Full bodycam footage is on the Police Activity Channel) Ben Crump told multiple lies that the bodycam footage refutes.
The airman had a firearm in his had when he opened the door. That represented a lethal threat to the Deputy's life. The Deputy acted in a reasonable manner.
@@garyjackson3531 There will always be a twunt justifying murder. Always.
@@garyjackson3531poorly trained clown.
Square in the doorway, didn't take cover or start from a position of cover.
In a stupid country that lets any c##r have a gun.
Took fright and shot
Week off in full pay, then back to work.
@@TheWorldsprayer 🤡
We mustn’t speculate until we have all the information. I’m sure the airman had a reason for holding a gun at his own door. Perhaps he was scared when he heard the sheriff shouting outside to open his door, but he was holding a gun nevertheless and the sheriff fired a shot. Americas gun laws are crazy. Make it harder to get a gun, and fatalities will drop.
Did the guy have a right to a gun or not?
He opened the door with a gun in his hand ,Simple case
@@musthaveacamel2157how is it simple fool?
@@musthaveacamel2157 Aren’t cops in Florida promote legal gun owners to use guns inside their property and to protect it?
@@musthaveacamel2157 was not an immediate threat. recklessly fired. trigger happy cop will be charged. simple case.
The US Constitution guarantees the "right to bear arms" in the 2nd Amendment. Florida state laws include the castle doctrine specifically approving self-defense in one's home. The airman's gun was in a down position toward the floor. The Sheriff first shot several times then later demanded that the airman drop the gun.
Ask your self why should the student don't protest
Shooting your own.
Whats with the racial title? It's irrelevant.
THE FOKIN CHANNEL PLAYS FOR THE CLICKS.... AND WINS!
Cos ayes black bro.
When it's a black victim they auto go to rscism
Liberal news titles are pitiful
It actually is. He shot the black man before asking him to drop the gun
Who is she talking about that said it happens frequently,
Its happening right in front our face listen to her she said she was snooping around his door?
What did he expect to happen when he opened the door holding a Gun?
He gets his gun because cop did not initially ID and walks away from the door. He only realised it was a cop just before he opened the door. Hence his non aggressive stance, gun down and one arm up because he trusted the cop and didn't think he would get shot by a cop in his home!
Aren’t cops in Florida promote legal gun owners to use guns inside their property and protect it?
@@steveerekpaine2832 He should have said , i will just be a minute i am just putting my Gun in a safe place, Or something , He was stupid and paid the price
@@musthaveacamel2157 2nd amendment is only for white people, is that your logic?
@@musthaveacamel2157 I live in Uk and I would have no worries if police came to my door but I would be scared of the Police if I lived in the US. Qualified Immunity makes them even more reckless with the lives of people they are supposed to protect!
This is crazy, the cops should legally have to wait for someone to point their gun at the officers before they're allowed to shoot. People are scared of cops nowadays so they want to do things to make themselves safer, such as resisting and flashing weapons.
Where is Karen now? She heard a disturbance and a slap, plus a lady called her and sounded really scared? Surely she asked the lady for her name and unit number.
The gun was down not pointing towards the officer.he didn't give him a chance to put it down.your blk we dont get a chance,so should have never come to the door with it smh.
Don't explained to evil people and evil people always be jealous of the black race for sure.
@@kawthercabdallah2420 um...no? no one is jealous of the black race. why be jealous of melanin in your skin? your resistance to sunburning?
It's not a race thing, smh. Cops do this to everyone they can.
It only takes a fraction of a second to raise a gun and fire. The Deputy acted in a reasonable manner to a lethal threat. Making this about skin color is just despicable.
The only one to blame here is the airman.
@garyjackson3531 The officer went to someone's home that did NOT call. It did not matter what could happen in the fraction of a second. The guy had every right to answer his door with a firearm and the cop had no right to fire for simply seeing a gun. This is 100% NOT a justified shooting. It was murder with intent. Period.
Your comment is BS.
police state of America
God will serve justice.
Pretty sure the officers actions were due to training. Every report seems to back up that this is how they are trained.
He saw a gun and got scared can’t have that in the force. Being a vet the man heard that knock and knew he needed a gun to answer that door.
4th floor 1401 …….. well let’s see door A B C D or E hmmmmmm!!!! E 1401!
Someone said this was the same cop that shot because of Acorn hit the car
No it's not, it's the same DEPARTMENT. Still embarrassing.
Why is his race relevant ?
Because race is often an issue there is the possibility that the police officer may well have not shot first and demanded the man put down the gun second in the victim had been a white man in an expensive suit answering the door in a Hollywood mansion.
@@osric1730 that's a wild hypothesis, race had no place in this story, quote "Because race is OFTEN an issue" but in this case it wasn't, right ?
Django had his wings clipped.
Excuses served
them folks don't care what Black man has done they will either unlife them or lock them up ..
The whole situation...very typically America.
Murder
My Deepest Condolences to his Family 🙏🏾 at this sad time. Approaching a door with a gun is not ideal. Lets assume he was afraid of something, sheriff said what he had to then shots were fired several times. I'm not going to say much because of the real reason and facts are unknown at this time. I'll certainly be following this case very closely, The BRIT 🙏🏾
Officer went to door he was informed. Officer knocked on door and stated he was "Sheriffs office" etc. Gentleman (race irrelevant) opened door with gun in hand. Unless we see full context, noone can comment with any conviction
What a load of bollox he shot 4 times then said drop the gun,and the gun was pointing at the floor when he opened the door not at the officer
@@philiphillier7588 what's a lot of bollox?
He saw a black guy and went into hunting mode. He would have paused if he was white
This is not the full video! The first time he goes to the door the cop stands in front of the door to check for any disturbance, knocks without IDing, and walks away from the door. The occupant cannot see the cop and goes to find his gun in another room. By then the officer returns to door knocks and IDs.
|I can say with full conviction that bootlicking is rotting your brain.
와 걍 살인인데?
Let the police investigate themselves and move on. What exactly is the problem?
I have tried myself and found myself innocent.....
american police its criminal 😂
Go back to training
How long does it take for bone to heal after implant removal?
I prefer ketchup on my fries.
He never made any attempt to raise his gun, the officer never said drop your gun. I saw the video before it was frozen. George Floyd’s officer should not be in prison. This officer looks pretty guilty if the video is accurate
A sad sad one, I feel for all involved.
The police officer reacted to seeing the gun in the gentlemans hand, he'd a split second to react.
Why did he come to the door with a gun?
The police officer identified himself.
My thoughts are to the officer and gentleman, a terrible outcome for everyone.
Watch the full video...he came to the door with the gun because the cop knock on his door the first time but move to the side of the door. Therefore when he look out his peep hole...he didn't see nobody. Anybody can yell police. Sherriff....but if your not showing yourself...the situation is suspect. He came to the door with a gun in his own house. The gun was facing downward. He never put it towards the police his other hand he raise up to the police as to say wait what going on....the police step back and fire his weapon...he never gave any commands...put the gun down... this was murder
If the guy is so stunned to be holding a gun answering the door to a guy knocking saying sheriff’s office he’s the one that blew it.
No, the cop murder that man...he has a legal rights to carry a gun....and the gun was face down. That would be like me driving and being stop by the cops..the cop sees a gun in my passenger seat not in my hands and shoot me...plus the guy had his hand up to say wait a min...the cop said step back and shot him
@@tammydrummond6042 no it's not he same, if the gun was in your hand when the officer came up that would sorta be the same and would likely get the same result. The guy was a fool to answer the door with it in his hand. Theres a second maybe 2 he could easily point and start shooting and the officer would have died. Better to lose a fool than a guy just doing his job.
The lawyer lied, it was the right apartment
no, the lawyer used the statement given by the girlfriend who likely didnt even see it and only heard it through the mic.
That cops needs to go to jail.
Holding a Handgun while answering the door after The Deputy announcing himself was not very Smart!
I’m sure these keyboard warriors would know how to raid a possible armed criminal. They are the experts.
Yehaw.
USA United States of arrasment
This is by far THE most poorly edited version of the bodycam. This is why juries get to see ALL of the evidence, not just a few cherry picked seconds.