Newly released police body cam video shows officers responding to a report of a disturbance in Okaloosa County, Fla. When Airman Roger Fortson opened the door with a gun by his side, a sheriff’s deputy opened fire, killing Fortson. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports.
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How is the deputy acting in self-defense? If this man was in his house when he seen the officer, he threw his right hand up. That’s like let him know that aint no trouble. Even though he had the gun in his hand he has the right to defend his property Florida as a concealed carry state. They’re gonna keep trying to cover this up. Cause the police are corrupt, especially in Florida. This cop committed homicide and he’s gonna get away with murder. Why the service man lost his life for protecting his home? It was the wrong house anyways. They said it was a domestic between a woman and a man. This guy did not even have a woman in his house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjQSmsVwpY watch this frame by frame. It happened so fast I’m surprised the officer caught it. Door thrown open, trying to rush out the door with a gun in hand. I can see opening the door if he expect angry mobsters impersonating a police officer
Ok but why would he have that on him, that’s a weapon, why is he just carrying that around?
I am sorry for the familys lost but it was his fault, the officer did identify himself. You just don’t open a door with a gun in your hands when a police officer knocks on the door.
This is the acorn Sheriffs office the ones who train their deputies to shoot when they hear acorns falling off a tree. Apparently they also shoot people dead in their own homes too when they go to the wrong door.
It is not illegal to carry a gun in your own home as long as you don’t point it at anyone.
This will cost taxpayers millions
gosh… being a Police Officer in a G.un In.fested country is really terrifying…
no wonder many of them are resigning..
It’s obviously self defense
R.I.P to the serviceman. But why people keep blaming to officer? Yes he didn’t point his gun and the cop might not have been indanger BUT WHY DO YOU NEED TO CARRY THE GUN OPENING THE DOOR?! , yes its his own home and have the right to carry a gun if its legal then thats good. The cop announce himself many times. Theres even a peep hole on the door if your not sure. It’s sad that an human being die like that specially a serviceman. 🙏🏼
You answered your own questions. Smh Stop trying to find ways to justify. It was bs. He was in his home minding his own business. The cop covered the peephole and didn’t make himself visible initially. Anyone can say they are the police at your door.
I didn’t see a peephole, but he could have called 911 and verified it was police.
@@kic.7679 He didn’t cover the peephole! Watch the video and stop spreading fake news!
The deputy is the blame.
@kic.7679 stop lying my god. First he didn’t cover the peep hole he was listening inside to find out whats going on. Second would a cop stand infront of a door responding to a call about a domestic violence? Do you even know how many cops dies responding to those. They even admit thats the worst call you can respond to. Third he knows thats the cop knocking because the victim acknowledge it. Thats when the cop announce himself. Fourth why would you even open it if you think thats not a cop? You have disadvantage opening the door because if you truly don’t know if its a cop. You could just wait inside arm yourself like he did and call 911 tell if there is really a cop outside and also he didn’t even communicate with the cop before opening the door holding a gun. COMMON SENSE IS REALLY GONE IN THIS WORLD. Think about also the situation of the cop. Yea its legal to carry a gun in florida and to protect your home and yourself but think about the responding officer situation arriving to the door. Common sense you know its a cop and still holding gun. Check officer tatum video you get both situation and how could it all be avoided. R.I.P US Airman Roger Fortson. 🙏🏼
Is this ok to protest?
In the actual Video the deputy did in fact give the commend to drop the weapon. It takes far less time to raise a weapon and fire than for the deputy to draw and fire once the armed person decides to shoot. You ***NEVER*** open a door to law enforcement with a weapon in your posession. PERIOD!
Give a command and no time for him to obey it?? He basically shot him as soon as he opened the door.
@@kic.7679 I did a frame by frame look at the opening of the door. The Airman was almost completely through the door before he was given the step back command. It is happening incredibly fast. To the officer it would have appeared he was rushing the door, then the gun comes into view. This YouTube give a complete unredacted no bios replay of the body cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcjQSmsVwpY We will never know the Airman’s true intent. But, with the door being thrown open, rushing the door and then gun in hand. Hesitation is death for the officer. My above comment stands. Don’t open the door with a gun in your hand. Was he expected mob folks coming for him to cause him to doubt that it was indeed being addressed by a police officer.
@user-uv5jf9qg9p bet you’re not vaccinated either.
Of course Ben crump is all over this!🤦🏻♂️
This video doesn’t show where he says drop the gun 3 times!🤷
Frame by frame indicates it happened in the blink of an eye. “Drop the Gun” was all but coincident with the officer shooting which may cause some grief. But, after throwing the door open and trying to rush out with a gun in hand, instinct happened.
“Heavily redacted” please be specific on the redactions. Go ahead we’ll wait…
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Well Ben Crump is involved so we know this is about to turn racial. How can you possibly defend someone who answered the door with a deadly weapon in his hand? This is just like the mom defending her son for shooting and killing a cop. He shot first killing a cop and his mom is straight up defending him saying he did nothing wrong.
Nothing is going to happen the cop is white and the guy is black
Trying be cool answering door with his gun. Ugggh
Most likely a white supremacist gang initiation
Lock this person up for life.
Wow! That is crazy! Did we just watch him murder that guy for holding a gun in his hand?
I guess his argument would be it only takes a split second to raise and shoot a gun, but still absolutely crazy.
Where are the 2nd Amendment advocates (like Colion Noir) when you need them?
Lesson today is talk to the police through the closed door. If they have a warrant they can bust the door down themselves while I sit cross cross on the floor. This is crazy especially for Florida
Probably a safer way. But, he didn’t he through the door open, a tried to rush the officer, all in the blink of an eye, then you see the gun. Moral: don’t open the door with a weapon in your hand. If it looks like you are rushing the officer with a weapon…
@@user-uv5jf9qg9p you should have made your own comment instead of replying to mine. I don’t know you or agree with a lot of your statement. Have a great weekend 👍🏾
Instead just leave the united states and move to Europe or Canada. Even then the Mexico and South America is better than US.
@@therussianartem Have you left yet? We hear people like you complain about this country but never leave because you know there is no other country that you could move to that is better than our country.
This cop obviously thought he would shoot first and ask questions later and that’s exactly what the Okaloosa County sheriffs departments. History has been of being very aggressive, excessively aggressive, and it comes from the top down.!
I have personally had Okaloosa county sheriffs deputies say and do things to me that no officer should ever do!
Not to bright to come to door after cop identifies himself. No different then pulling a gun on him
Disgusting. That deputy should be in JAIL
For what?
What was the crime?
He would probably choose jail over being gunned down in the doorway of some asshat who thought it would be cool to ambush a cop.
Who called the cops, why did they call the cops, is this how cops normally respond to so called disturbances, what was this so called disturbance, why did the cops, come like they were serving a warrant for a violent criminal?etc… Another BLACK LIFE gone because of a White Woman’s LIES!!!!!
How do you think it was a deputy. It could be a pesudo cop, he had his right in his home to have a gun.
No peephole call 911 and verify if you’re that scared. Don’t throw the door open and try to rush out with a gun in your hand…
Don’t answer the door with a gun when the police CLEARLY state they are outside.
You fool not everyone claiming to be the police turns out to be the police for you to answer especially when you are not expecting the police. American police consist of bullies and cowards
Okaloosa seems to have alot of trigger happy deputies, remember the acorn guy?
ACAB 24/7
Cops are too stupid for college and too scared for military. They are the worst people in power.
Wow, you better hope you never need to call 911.
1st and foremost, the officer knocked 2 TIMES WITHOUT SAYING WHO HE WAS, ONLY AFTER THE 3RD KNOCK !!!
Governor Santis and the Police will protect this murder
This was MURDER. My deepest condolences to the Fortson Family And Friends and the US Military.
Murder
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Call was for domestic disturbance start there man by himself would of indicated wrong place black man with a gun on his hip caused officer to fear and he shot him point blank period
Had nothing to do with race, you said it call was for domestic disturbance, the officer didn’t know he was by himself, he knew domestic disturbance and a man answering the door with a gun in his hand. That is point blank period!
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I’ve spent 20 years in law enforcement and understand the thin line in making decisions to shoot. This is a bad shoot … I’m sorry, you made a hasty decision that costs a young man his life. I call on you and the department to be honest with this family and the public about what led up to this tragedy and how we can make changes so this never happens again.
No it’s not,Officer identified himself multiple times and the suspect answered the door with a gun in hand
@@Teagan_Hughes if the fear of simply seeing a gun at someone’s side causes you to automatically shoot, you need to reassess your chosen line of work. The penal law requires certain accompanying factors to justify the use of deadly force. This young man is reported to be in his private home, a military serviceman and also have proper licensure of his weapon. Citizens have an inherent right to feel safe in their homes. Had he moved in some threatening manner, it would be more understandable. I’m sorry, but every job isn’t for everybody.
Racist pigs out here
This is MURDER!!! These cops need to be held accountable, but this is America and they get rewarded for killing Black people, especially males. This is all planned! Read the ISIS Papers by Dr. Francess Cress Welsing.
My god it clearly showed the young bands gun down and his hand up!!
I am not defending the officer, nor am I defending Roger. Simple facts, the officer stands off to the side NOT to conceal himself from the peephole, but to conceal himself from a possible gun shot through the door. He did identify himself as sheriff twice, and therefore, Roger should not have answered the door with a gun in his hand. It takes less than a second to raise the gun and shoot the officer. I wouldn’t call this self-defense, and maybe the officer reacted too fast, but unless you’re in that situation, don’t judge the officer! Too many times, they are shot if they aren’t prepared. It’s just sad! You’ve got to take into account the officer was told there was a domestic disturbance. He didn’t know there wasn’t someone else in the apartment, he went to the apartment he was told to go to for a domestic disturbance, which usually involves more than one person. My condolences to the family!
Respectful keep your fake sympathy because this deputy straight-up executed this victim. The victim was straight-up shot because he was Black. The problem this racist police department is going to have is the victim has an excellent reputation and has no criminal record.
Officer went to the curtilage of a home. Illegal. Sheriff Smashes on the door in a hostile manner and one inappropriate of a police officer. Man opens door with a firearm, most likely because he feels the need to defend himself, someone is banging on his door after all. Officer had no warrant. Officer had no record of anyone in the apartment committing crimes or guilty of crimes. NEVER ANSWER THE DOOR IF IT IS POLICE. Don’t open your door. Don’t speak thru the door. I sincerely hope military police gets involved and the guilty party is brought to justice.
The fox is already in its Florida
Ben crump right on que
The deputy didn’t defend himself but did a cowardly act and shot the airman who wasn’t pointing or aiming his gun at the deputy.. The problem for this racist police department has is the victim has no criminal record and was a legal gun owner.
His parents should have taught him to respect law enforcement
Police have a tough job and put their lives on the line regularly. However, this officer was clearly in the wrong and should be prosecuted. Additionally, an investigation and review of DV complaint procedure must be conducted.
No he isn’t
That cop needs to be in prison. He went to the 3rd floor. The wrong apartment!!! So much wrong with this!!!!
You’re incompetent
Who tf opens the door with a gun though…..?
Someone suspicious of the person on the other side claiming to be the police. He could have expected anyone but the police.
Justified. How dumb can you be coming to the door with a gun, knowing is the police in the other side.
He did not know it was the police it’s a crime rated area so it can be anybody to pretend to be one
How dare a black person own firearm this will teach em
@@daltonheintz3346 Yes he did know police were there. You can hear it on the body cam video.
…And this is why I’ll never go to Florida ever again there’s WAY too much toxicity there 🤬🤬🤬
Dont open the door
U can never be looked at as a american patriot when u a black man this country hates us and always will and doesn’t value our lives whatsoever when they see a black man they see bad guy.even though fentanyl is killing a 100 t people a year by the Chinese and mexico they still dont hate them because america is only programmed to hate black people
13/50
Don’t come to the door with a gun dummy🤣
It didn’t begin with George Floyd.. and it didn’t end with him either. Theres no protesting behind this.. maybe for the sake of the family? But not the rest of the world.. Ive been saying this already whether it was a race thing or not. They gonna keep killing us. No matter what. But all Glory be to God Himself. 🙏🏾
Ben crump, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would all starve to death if it wasn’t for the NAACP.
Answer the door with a gun and get shot
No loss
Just admit you hate black Americans and leave it at that. No loss. That was someone’s son. An older brother to his little brothers and sisters in his family. Their role model. No loss. What is wrong with you? No loss. Shows your morality. Just admit you hate black Americans and leave it at that. No loss. He was a serviceman protecting our nation. No loss. This was a highly respected Airman in the Airforce beginning his life. No loss. He was a fellow American. No loss. Yes, I know you. You hate black Americans. But I forgive you. You must find God! Yes God! Tonight, before I go to bed, I will light a candle and burn some incense in your honor. I will sing a religious hymn and pray deeply for your misbegotten soul. You try to have a nice day.
Lock him up
You may not like the outcome… but you NEVER approach law enforcement with a gun in your hand. And he may have been ‘alone’ because the woman LEFT. There was an ongoing domestic issue according to neighbors ( he had hit her… ) and THAT’S whey they were called.
Who is the Karen?
All the 2nd amendment supporters are suddenly quiet now…
When it’s a black American unjustly killed by the police they never have anything to say.
@@stephenmcgraw9466 We know when we’re being lied to.
@@StumpyFroggy Fortunately we have these cameras. Or these liars would script the narrative. You have a nice day.
The police officer needs to be jailed.!
As a very bright intelligent Military personnel he sure was dumd to answer the door with a gun in his hand.
Exactly.
….and guess who initially called the police!!!🫤🫤🫤🫤🤮
Disgusting, I just saw a man murdered in cold blood in his own home and I have no doubt he’ll get away with it
Why did he have a gun? Just wondering.
He wasn’t expecting the police so he was already suspicious of the person knocking aggressively on his door talking about being the police. Could have been a scam. I guess that’s why he had the gun.
Is it illegal?
@@mitchconnor3655 its STUPID…if you are that scared and can’t set your gun down, dont answer the door. OR, ask who it is while the door is closed. He has a peephole, use it! Third option, answer the door when the police are clearly identifying themselves and keep the handgun in your hand, in plain view and roll the dice with your life. simple
@@Nancy-om9ep dont answer the door to scammers. simple
@classifiedsincebirth ohhhhh righhhttt I forgot the second amendment only applies to yt ppl thanks for reminding us to stay in our place. If you hate black people just say that instead of writing your life story methany
Don’t ever open the door with a gun with the police at the door
So tired of Crump ambulance chasing. We need justice not just a paycheck for the family.
Sorry to say, but on the police activity YouTube channel, at the 3:39 mark, you can hear a voice inside this apartment building “it’s the police” with other inaudible words. He knew who was at the door, and sheriffs office was clearly stated at a justified volume. Go argue with a wall, or don’t answer to a cop with a gun in your hands, you’ll end up gone
https://youtu.be/hYC7IQMBK5s?si=AaO8QuRG6pO5X_14
Yep. Cop announced himself loudly TWICE.
That family is going to win a massive lawsuit
So it’s a white lady involving herself and other peoples business got this guy killed
Hahahaha 😊😅😅
Family just wants money, the airmen had a gun against a police, he probably was threatening the woman in the apartment with that gun. Justified shooting!
That cop did not act in self defense. This YOUNG Person died for no reason. He held his gun in a legal way. He didn’t have it pointed at the cop when he opened the door. So sad to have someone die for no reason. I hope his family can heal from this 🕊️🤍
It is terribly sad for him and his family, but the officer did what the man forced him to do. Anyone with a brain and a responsible gun owner knows that you don’t answer the door with a gun in your hands when the police are on the other side of the door, if you do you are trying to get killed.
You have zero survival instincts
Okay people..common sense would tell you you dont go to the door with a weapon in YOUR HAND and it’s the police. Who does that?
I’m not just swinging my door open without knowing who it is.
If i feel i need a gun in my hand then in DEFINITELY not opening it until i ask and verify who it is.
What was the point of that
Never open your door for police, even if you have done nothing. Assume your life and freedom is at risk. If the police don’t want to talk through the door then let them try to obtain a warrant
When the cops knock on your door, and identify themselves as cops, and you open the door with a gun in your hand, its YOUR fault you got shot.
Maybe he didn’t hear the officer identify himself being that he was on the phone talking at the time the cop came banging ON THE WRONG DOOR! It was very clear that he looked confused when he opened the door!
That deputy didn’t give him time to even drop the gun and before the door was even open he wasn’t standing where he could be visible. You cannot trust a single human being in this world that could have been anyone saying sheriff’s department to get into the home.
Its really simple. Don’t answer the door with a loaded gun in your hand. Dumb choice.
you wanna know whats also really simple? not shooting a person because they have a gun. 1: the gun wasn’t even in his hand. 2: the man had the gun for self defense, the cop was moving away from the peephole so he couldn’t see if it was a cop, it could have been a fake for all he knew, the guy was just being safe.
the cop should have waited.
The guy had a gun in his hand. Anything you hear Ben Crump say or do means a law suit regardless of the situation. Neither Crump nor the mother were present to know the details.
He was not a threat to the officer as you can see he had his hand up and the gun by him side he was not acting aggressively at all the body cam footage tells it all
You don’t understand the concept of a split second life or death decision
This charlatan lawyer made lot of money using blacks pains tragedies Call Biden make pictures with family Very sad what happen but this lawyer is a con
Yeah, don’t open the door to police with a gun in your hand. Darwin award given. Yall stupid asf
So sad. Invest in a peep hole so you can identify who is at your door. Don’t answer your door with a gun in your hand when police are knocking. Rights are rights but best to not put yourself in this situation.
It is not a wise decision to open your door to the police with a gun in your hand.
Lesson learned here is don’t answer the door with a gun when you know there is a police officer on the other side
What does law enforcement have to do, wait to get shot or stabbed before taking action?
Isn’t it odd, yet not surprising, how one must practically dig deep to uncover any mention of the daily or hourly news regarding this incident? If a Republican were in office, the media would have undoubtedly sensationalized this event to the point of rioting, looting, burning, and mass protests. The black leaders. would have undoubtedly summoned the efforts of Soros-funded ANTIFA and BLM activists. It would have dominated every news channel and graced the front pages of nearly every newspaper.
But alas, how foolish of me to forget that any hint of turmoil must be carefully concealed to ensure Biden’s reelection! Can you now see the intricate workings of the divisive news machine? Or perhaps it is simply because this tragic and unwarranted event did not befall a criminal, but rather a respectable individual, whom the leftist media tends to favor. Oh, the irony of it all.
Answering the door with a gun in your hand when police have demanded you open the door is beyond reckless.
There is a tyrant cop that works for Madera police department that is stocking me 24 hours a day
I think at this point, his mother should stop the media appearances now… she said her peace… it’s time to stop at this point…
Don’t open the door with a gun after a cop shouts “ sheriffs office open the door”. 🤦🏽♂️
as usual…the comments reflect the division based on demograph…at this point its glaringly obvious
Why can’t white women mind their white business. She needs to be punished and identified
It doesn’t matter if the gun was pointed at the deputy or not. The gun was in his hand and VISIBLE. Most people do not answer their door with a gun in their hand.
And as soon as I heard the name Benjamin Crump, I knew this was going to be turned into another “racist police officer murders young black man” case.
He shot the guy before telling him to drop the weapon. That is homicide!
Yes, technically it’s a homicide.
Did you know there are lots of types of homicides? Murder, manslaughter, justifiable homicide (self-defense), assassination, killing in war, euthanasia, capital punishment, etc.
Never, ever open a door to the police with a gun in your hand. That is nuts. Doing that and similar things like that have gotten law-abiding citizens shot. The fact that someone may legally possess a gun doesn’t excuse terrible judgement. The officer clearly identified himself and answering the door with a gun in hand is a strong indication of deadly aggression. And an officer does not need to wait for the gun to actually be pointed at him to defend himself with deadly force. It takes a fraction of a second to raise a gun and fire. Waiting until a person actually points a gun has gotten officers killed. And if for any reason he felt it was someone impersonating the police then he should not have opened the door at all.
So in other words, firearms are illegal in the presence of police and simple possession of a legal firearm may result in your death if you make contact with police.
Who in their right mind opens the door holding a gun in their hands? That was nuts
a gun owner with someone banging on thier door
If you see Crump’s face, you know it’s a grift.
Buddy couldn’t have looked through the peep hole or asked to clarify if he misheard tho? Why answer with gun in hand blindly after that loud of knocks. I’m sorry but that’s a very very stupid move