A funeral was held Friday in Georgia to honor Roger Fortson, the 23-year-old US Airman who was fatally shot by a Florida deputy.

The body of Roger Forton, the U.S. airman shot by Florida deputy in his own home was returned to the "arms of his grieving family" in Georgia.

Family, friends and hundreds of members of the Air Force paid their final respects to Roger Fortson at a suburban Atlanta megachurch, after he was shot and killed in Florida by a sheriff's deputy.

Senior US Airman Roger Fortson, who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy, will be laid to rest on Friday at a Georgia Baptist church.

ATLANTA — The funeral for an Atlanta airman, who was shot to death by a Florida deputy earlier in May, took place on Friday as those who knew the serviceman said their goodbyes. Loved ones and ...

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — A funeral will be held Friday for a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was shot and killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy, a day after the decorated ...

The family of killed U.S. Airman Roger Fortson announced Wednesday plans to hold wake and funeral ceremonies this week.

Months after U.S. Air Force senior airman Roger Fortson was gunned down by a Florida deputy, his 16-year-old brother was killed as a result of a shooting in Georgia. Andre Fortson was fatally shot ...

National US Airman Roger Fortson, killed by deputy in his own home, honored at funeral By Tesfaye Negussie and Davi Merchan, ABC News May 17, 2024 at 12:12 pm EDT + Caption ...

U.S. Air Force personnel stand near the coffin of slain airman Roger Fortson during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, May 17, 2024, near Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/AP) STONECREST ...

Brynn Anderson Chantemekki Fortson the mother of slain airman Roger Fortson, right, along with family watch Fortson's casket as they leave for a cemetery during his funeral at New Birth Missionary ...