American aviator Roger Fortson at funeral in Atlanta; direct

ATLANTA — A funeral is expected to be held Friday after an Atlanta airman was shot and killed by a Florida deputy earlier in May.

Funeral services are expected to be held at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta beginning at 11 a.m.

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This comes just one day after civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump and family revealed new details related to the incident that claimed the life of U.S. Airman Roger Fortson.

Some of those details include Crump pointing out discrepancies in the Sheriff’s Office’s account of the disturbance at Fortson’s apartment, as well as body camera audio showing the woman who called the deputy without knowing where it was coming from the perturbation.

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Crump also added that radio recordings indicated that information about the disturbance calls was vague and came from a fourth party in the leasing office. The Fortson family argued that Roger Fortson was home alone, contradicting allegations of male-female disturbances.

The family then gave heartbreaking testimonies about their life with Roger Fortson. Her little sister talked about trips to theme parks with her brother and her willingness to lend a helping hand when the family needed it. “We might not have had food, but he always came to see if we needed anything,” she said, tears streaming down her face. “I miss my brother.”

The body of Fortson, who was fatally shot by a Florida deputy earlier this month, has been returned to metro Atlanta. His casket arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on May 14, draped in an American flag.

Fortson, stationed in the special operations wing at Hurlburt Field near Fort Walton Beach, was shot and killed May 3 in a Florida apartment by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The deputy was responding to a call about a disturbance in progress and encountered Fortson, who was armed. According to the sheriff’s office, the deputy responded in self-defense after encountering Fortson with a gun.

Fortson, an Atlanta native and graduate of McNair High School in DeKalb County, was fondly remembered by family and friends at a vigil in his honor. His mother, Chantemekki Fortson, expressed her grief, saying: “I will never hear his voice again. »