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The Florida sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a U.S. Air Force airman during a response to report of a disturbance has been fired, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said Friday. An internal investigation of the May 3 shooting found Deputy Eddie Duran's use of deadly force that ended in the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson was not reasonable, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.
After knocking but not announcing who he was, Duran knocked twice more while each time announcing 'sheriff's office,' the office said. Fortson opened the front door and the two faced each other, the office said. The airman had a gun at his side, pointed down, and did not aim it and did not resist the deputy before Duran opened fire, it said. 'Mr. Fortson did not commit any crime,' Aden said. 'By all accounts, he was an exceptional airman and individual.
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