Former Florida Officer Found Not Guilty in Shooting of Airman Roger Fortson

An Okaloosa County jury found former deputy Eddie Duran not guilty of unlawfully shooting someone with a gun after two hours of discussion ending a four-day trial. Duran faced up to 30 years for shooting 23-year-old Black Air Force member Roger Fortson in his Fort Walton Beach apartment in May 2024 on a mistaken emergency call, recorded on body camera.