Officer Who Killed Roger Fortson Charged With Manslaughter

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Justice is one step closer to being served for 23-year-old Roger Fortson, the Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot dead by a former Florida sheriff’s deputy inside his home in May. 

According to CNN, former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, has been charged with manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of Fortson on May 3. Assistant State Attorney Greg Marcille announced the charge, which is a first-degree felony...