A Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an airman inside his apartment earlier this month has been fired from the force, officials said Friday.
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an Air Force service member in his home earlier this month has been fired.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Eddie Duran was terminated after an administrative investigation found his use of deadly force was “not objectively reasonable” in the death of Roger Fortson, a news release states.
“The objective facts of the administrative investigation concluded that Mr. Fortson did not make any hostile, attacking movements, and therefore, the former deputy’s use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable under OSCO’s [Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office] policy,” it said.
Fortson, 23, a Senior Airman with the 4th Special Operations Squadron assigned to the squadron’s AC-130J gunships at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
