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![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, is comforted as she speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, behind, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c8f0c67b908f43abb6f2b3747af1b6ac/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, is comforted as she speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, behind, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, weeps as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6c0af2eff1e64a4899c58a98c9025d9e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, weeps as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference with Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d20f4a8ab470478da1afc847f2321f8c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference with Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, right, and attorney Brian Barr, far right. Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c5e303d2d8074538bcd6e6c7d9bca63d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, speaks about her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, right, and attorney Brian Barr, far right. Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, weeps as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, right, and Brian Bar, left, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5df5dcd9a8cc46e4be243c478051f5e7/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, weeps as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, right, and Brian Bar, left, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Family members wipe away the tears of Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/37ca258dfc0d4117b2f489e48c729d43/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Family members wipe away the tears of Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, as she holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b2cad4c04f5d4f0cbac7edd1dd6609aa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8872a1170ff7455aabf566a623dc69f3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Uncredited This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson in a Dec. 24, 2019, photo. The Air Force says the airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was shot and killed on May 3, 2024, during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. (U.S. Air Force via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/56244d8b6a5b4e4d8b1d36c4ebb5d855/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
This photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, shows Senior Airman Roger Fortson in a Dec. 24, 2019, photo. The Air Force says the airman supporting its Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., was shot and killed on May 3, 2024, during an incident involving the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. (U.S. Air Force via AP)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1bf079acbc494a76a3fc96d3258c6ecf/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, along with family and Attorney Ben Crump, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/949d58494fb045ce97a78dd856b10ff3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage, displayed on screen at center, of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b424e42349a64003a64e34e582dcf491/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage, displayed on screen at center, of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, right, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd17506458bc4f1184fbc84bba38b38a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, holds a photo of her son during a news conference regarding his death, with Attorney Ben Crump, right, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage, displayed on screen at center, of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6ba3851128f54c518bc9a43a04a491bb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden holds a news conference where he shared deputy body cam footage, displayed on screen at center, of the May 3, 2024 shooting of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot in his apartment after a response to a complaint. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
![Gerald Herbert Attorney Ben Crump walks with Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, as they leave a news conference about his death, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/386c790e3bc44fa98ff4c6e13143c461/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Attorney Ben Crump walks with Chantimekki Fortson, mother of Roger Fortson, a U.S. Navy airman, as they leave a news conference about his death, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Fortson was shot and killed by police in his apartment on May 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)