US Airman Roger Fortson, killed by deputy in his own home, honored at funeral . The 23-year-old was remembered as a "great" man. By Tesfaye Negussie and Davi Merchan. May 17, 2024, 3:45 PM.

A funeral was held Friday in Georgia to honor Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old US Airman who was fatally shot by a Florida deputy.

Chantemekki Fortson, left, the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson stands at his casket during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Friday, May 17, 2024, near Atlanta. (AP Photo ...

ATLANTA — Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and ...

U.S. Air Force personnel stand near the coffin of slain airman Roger Fortson during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, May 17, 2024, near Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP) STONECREST ...

Senior US Airman Roger Fortson, who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy, will be laid to rest on Friday at a Georgia Baptist church as the funeral service is livestreamed.

A funeral is held in Atlanta for Roger Fortson, a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy. This comes a day after the decorated military ...

Fortson, a 23-year-old active-duty senior airman, was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy on May 3. The Atlanta native, who enlisted in the military after graduating from high school with ...

The family of killed U.S. Airman Roger Fortson announced Wednesday plans to hold wake and funeral ceremonies this week. Fortson, 23, was fatally shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office ...

The body of Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old active duty U.S. airman fatally shot by a Florida deputy, was delivered to his family this week. It was reportedly transferred to Atlanta, Georgia, on ...

Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and killed in his Florida ...