To sue family after Florida has killed MPs in his own house – NBC 6 Südflorida

The prominent civil rights lawyer Ben Crump says that he will submit a lawsuit against the deputy of the former sheriff in Florida and others to shoot the death of 23-year-old US senior plane Roger Forton in May 2024.

The former deputy of the Sheriff of Okaloosa County, Eddie Duran, Schoss and killed Fortson, who was black, at the door of Fortons apartment. Duran has not guilty the homicide. This criminal proceedings are pending.

Crump plans a press conference on Tuesday afternoon with members of the Fortson family in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to discuss the lawsuit.

What is the lawsuit about?

Crump says his lawsuit is to say that Duran is used at the shootout “excessive and unconstitutional fatal strength”. It is also described how failures for training and supervision in the office of the Sheriff, and claims the apartment complex, in which fortons were shot, “misleading, non -checked information”, which led to violent reaction.

How did the shootout unfold?

According to the authorities, Duran was directed to a domestic fault report, which turned out to be wrong, in Fortson in Fortson in Fortson. After the repeated knock, Fortson opened the door as he held his pistol at his side. The authorities say that Duran shot him several times before he asked Fortson to drop the weapon.

Who is Eddie Duran?

The 39 -year -old Duran started his career as a military police in the army. A police authority in Oklahoma hired him in 2015 after his military discharge. In 2019 he joined the Sheriff's Sheriff of the Okaloosa district, stepped back two years later and then returned to the sheriff's office in 2023.

The Okaloosa -Sheriff Eric Aden dismissed Duran after Fortson's death because an internal investigation came to the conclusion that Duran's life was not in danger when he opened the fire.

According to his voter registration, Duran identifies himself as Hispan.

Who was Roger Fortson?

Fortson grew up in Atlanta and joined the Air Force in 2019, where he completed the high school.

The apartment complex in which Fortson lived is about 13 kilometers from Hurlburt Field. It was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron as a Special Mission Aviator, where one of his roles was to load the 30 mm and 105 mm weapons of a weapon ship.

His death was a growing list of murders of blacks by law enforcement authorities in their own houses. It also renewed the debate about Florida's “Stand Your Ground” setting.

What is the status of criminal proceedings against Duran?

The case is in the hearing phase before the hearing, with a hearing to be determined for applications for May 20. Duran is in prison bond.

Who is Ben Crump?

The 55-year-old Crump is a well-known black lawyer in Tallahassee, Florida, who worked on numerous top-class civil law cases and illegal deaths. His cases included those in which other blacks were involved in law enforcement authorities, including Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Michael Brown.

He is best known for being a civil rights fighter and is referred to as the Attorney General of Black America. Ben Crump sat down with Jawan to talk about social justice and how he makes tennis a name.