Parents of airman killed in his home by sheriff's deputy worry he won't be charged
Pain is the only thing driving Chantemekki Fortson these days.
Pain is the only thing driving Chantemekki Fortson these days.
Two months after her son was fatally shot standing in his own doorway, she is consumed by that ache as what she believed was an open-and-shut murder case languishes without charges.
“It’s no strength, nowhere,” she said. “It’s pain. To make sure that my baby is recognized and honored and his reputation is not damaged.”
An Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy killed Roger Fortson, 23, a senior airman, on May 3 in an act the sheriff said “should have never occurred.” The deputy, Eddie Duran, was fired nearly a month later. But he has yet to face charges, leaving Fortson’s parents to spend their days working and wishing for justice they worry might not come.
Chantemekki Fortson has traveled from her home in Stonecrest, Georgia, to the Florida city where her son was stationed at least three times to attend news conferences and community events to keep his memory alive.
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