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 ...

Roger Fortson’s family and Air Force members gathered at the Georgia funeral for the Black senior airman killed in his Florida home by a sheriff’s deputy.

The family of killed U.S. Airman Roger Fortson announced Wednesday plans to hold wake and funeral ceremonies this week. Fortson, 23, was fatally shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office ...

Chantemekki Fortson, left, the mother of slain Airman Roger Fortson, stands at his casket with family during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church near Atlanta on Friday.

The funeral for an Atlanta airman, who was shot to death by a Florida deputy earlier in May, ... Photos: Funeral service for slain US airman Roger Fortson 1 / 12. ×. via New Birth Missionary ...

STONECREST, Ga. — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the ...

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 as the funeral service is livestreamed.

ATLANTA — Dozens of Air Force members came together at a suburban Atlanta church Friday with the family and friends of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to honor the serviceman, who was shot and ...

Funeral services were held today for U.S. senior airman Roger Fortson. He was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy two weeks ago. The family mourned the 23-year-old in Stone Crest, Ga.

A mourner stands at the casket of slain airman Roger Fortson during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Friday, May 17, 2024, near Atlanta.

STONECREST, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to ...

The funeral for an Atlanta airman, who was shot to death by a Florida deputy earlier in May, took place on Friday. Loved ones said their goodbyes. Skip Navigation ...