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I am trying to fined the name of a fellow airman who passed in RAF Alconbury UK between 1988 1990. He passed from asphyxiation from a alcohol related incident.. He was from MA and was in his 20's.I witnessed the incident take place in his dorm room. EMS responded but were unable to save him.
I tried running a search in the Stars and Stripes archives for 1988 to 1990 (it's a subscription database). Lots of deaths, but all old people or plane crashes or murders. If you tell me what unit you guys were in (I assume you both were in the same unit), I could try it again.
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Winners of the 178th Wing Annual Outstanding Airmen of the Year pose for a portrait after the award ceremony in Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 2, 2023. Airmen are nominated for the prestigious award based on their job performance in primary duty, leadership, followership and the whole airman concept. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Constantine Bambakidis)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marcus Jordan, a 28-year-old airman assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron out of Moody Air Force Base, was pronounced dead during his deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 17, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Chamorro Standard Time.
The investigation determined that Duran's "use of deadly force" in the shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson "was not objectively reasonable and therefore violated agency policy," the sheriff's office said.
"The firing of the officer who shot and killed Roger Fortson is a step forward, but it is not full justice for Roger and his family. The actions of this deputy were not just negligent, they were criminal," family attorney Ben Crump said in a Friday evening statement. "While the criminal investigation is still ongoing, we fully anticipate charges to be filed against this officer. The video footage provides damning proof that this was a brutal and senseless killing of a young man who was simply enjoying time alone with his dog while video chatting with his girlfriend."
On May 3, the 23-year-old Fortson was in his apartment in the Florida Panhandle city of Fort Walton Beach when he was fatally shot by Duran. Fortson was based at the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, about five miles from his apartment.
Sheriff's investigators determined that Duran had initially been dispatched to an "in-progress physical disturbance" at Fortson's apartment complex, the sheriff's office said in its news release Friday.
The sheriff's office says that when Duran arrived at the complex, he was directed by a complex employee to unit 1401, where the employee stated was "the location of the disturbance," and added that "there had been recent unreported disturbances at or around the same apartment," the sheriff's office reported.
A statement previously released by the family, however, contradicts that assertion, claiming that Fortson was on a FaceTime call with his girlfriend leading up to the shooting, and alleged that the deputy was directed to the wrong apartment.
Body camera video released by the sheriff's office earlier this month showed a deputy knocking on the door of Fortson's apartment and announcing he was with the sheriff's office. When the door opens, the deputy yells for Fortson to step back.
In the bodycam video, the deputy initially knocks without announcing himself. About 30 seconds later, he knocks again, saying he's with the sheriff's office and to open the door. He knocks and announces himself approximately 10 seconds later. Within seconds of Fortson opening the door, the deputy shoots Fortson, who is seen holding what appears to be a handgun at his side.
Crump previously stated in a news conference that Fortson was on FaceTime with his girlfriend and went to retrieve his legally owned gun after hearing the knock on the door and not hearing who was there.
Sheriff's investigators allege that when Fortson opened the door, Duran saw Fortson "holding a firearm in his right hand," but that the gun "was pointed at the ground sufficiently enough for the former deputy to clearly see the rear face of the rear sight."
Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden said in a statement Friday that "this tragic incident should have never occurred. The objective facts do not support the use of deadly force as an appropriate response to Mr. Fortson's actions. Mr. Fortson did not commit any crime. By all accounts, he was an exceptional airman and individual."
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