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Really? Says who? Mr Crump? Is there a story that goes with it? Not a good shoot. Of course the police don't think so.
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He was alone in the apartment. What domestic disturbance can occur exactly? The footage shows he never pointed the weapon the officer or threatened them in any way. Not to mention the trend of violent criminals knocking on doors and pretending to be police. Answering the door with a gun in your hand is not a crime.Really? Says who? Mr Crump? Is there a story that goes with it? Not a good shoot. Of course the police don't think so.
The article linked to the video:
WATCH: Bodycam video shows Okaloosa County deputy shoot, kill Air Force Airman
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The sheriff's office released bodycam video thursday showing
The shooting happened last Friday afternoon at Fortson's apartment complex on Racetrack Road in Fort Walton Beach.
In a previous press release, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said a deputy acted in self-defense after hearing sounds of a disturbance inside Fortson's apartment and encountering him armed with a gun.
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden held a press conference Thursday afternoon to address the incident and release the video. This came after Attorney Ben Crump and Fortson's family held a press conference Thursday morning in Fort Walton Beach.
"We are aware of a press release and other comments that falsely state our deputy entered the wrong apartment and imply that they burst through the door into Mr. Fortson's residence," Sheriff Aden said. "The statements are inaccurate as shown on the video."
Sheriff Aden then explained some details of the video.
"What we do know at this time is that the deputy did announce himself not once but twice," Sheriff Aden said. "Mr. Fortson's comments indicate that he did acknowledge it was law enforcement at the door and he arrived at the door with a firearm in his hand. The deputy knocked on the correct door, he did not cover the peep hole or otherwise obscure its view in any way. Again, I don't share this information to pass judgment. We simply want to assure the community of what is known at this time for the safety of our deputies and for the community."
The FDLE and State Attorney's Office are each conducting investigations into the incident. The deputy involved has been placed on administrative leave, as per standard protocol for officer-involved shootings.
"There are many questions the investigation must answer before we can determine whether the officer's actions were justified," Aden said before later stating, "I told Mr. Fortson's family this afternoon that they have my word that if this shooting is found to be unjustified, their son's will name will be fully vindicated and justice will be served."
As i said not a good shoot. I was just wondering where you got your info about it being the wrong apartment. There is no way the leo knows how many people are in the apartment. It is one of the biggest arguments against sending social workers to domestic calls. If that woman was an employee of the property/management they better break out their checkbooks, too. Did she 'just call the police and did her job'? A civil jury might not think so.
No, someone who claimed to be a cop pounded in the door.
Criticizing the police for bad action doesn’t equate to what you’re claiming.
That would imply that there's been a lot of them. Do you wonder why?
Correct. Warrant or not, they will say they had reason to believe someone was in danger and you get shot anyway.
Not only that but he stood to the side of the door after knocking and saying police.
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Its happened before.
Let’s just pretend the cops were IDF soldiers instead of cops and most of you guys will give them a pass. After all, they thought they were stopping a bad guy when they shot the good guy.
Like I said it's happened many times before. Typically if the bad guys are coming in you don't have time to call 911 and go through a verification process.
Wait...what? Didn't I read somewhere recently that the sheriff's department say it wasn't the wrong apartment??? Is someone lying trying to deflect and save face?
Florida deputies who fatally shot US airman burst into wrong apartment, attorney says
A civil rights attorney says deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S.
www.northeastshooters.com
