Police Shootings

The officer was shot in the leg and was in good spirits after, police said. The shooter fled across the street toward the rear gate of Busch Gardens and was found dead.

The complaint alleges that Eddie Duran used excessive and unconstitutional deadly force when he shot 23-year-old Roger Fortson.

Duran was initially denied bail during his first court appearance.

Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter with a firearm. Bond was set Thursday at $100,000.

The defense attorney for a deputy charged with fatally shooting a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman in Florida’s Panhandle is a well-known litigator with decades of experience. He's also a former state lawmaker and prosecutor who unsuccessfully ran for governor.

The judge ordered him held until a Thursday pre-trial detention hearing, despite objections from his lawyer, who said he should be released now.

Officials say that 38-year-old former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran turned himself in on Monday.

A fired Okaloosa Sheriff's Deputy who killed an Air Force Airman is indicted on manslaughter charges.

In a news conference, attorneys representing the 23-year-old airman's family expressed concern that the investigation into his May shooting death is taking longer than expected.

Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden fired Deputy Eddie Duran on Friday, about a month after he killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson while responding to a domestic violence call and being directed to Fortson’s apartment. Chantemekki Fortson, Roger Fortson's mother, said the firing was akin to throwing her “a bone.”

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) has terminated Deputy Eddie Duran.

The fatal incident took place on May 3 at Fortson’s apartment.