He just murdered that kid.

@randywl8925

10 күн бұрын

You mean that senior officer. That's what they called him. If that "kid" raised the gun and shot the cop, would you be commenting? Don't answer a cop knocking on your door with a gun in your hand.... It can't get more stupid than that. 🤧

It's not a "tough" call. This is SIMPLE. No warrant...and the kid has 100% right to be in his home, with a gun. The cop banged on the door and hid from view...his announcement is worthless. Are we going to act like we haven't seen home invaders dress as or say they are police? Regardless he never stepped out. He never attacked the officer. He has 100% RIGHT to be in his own w/gun in hand. FFS you can literally see his bare hand come up right before the coward cop dumped those shots into him AND MURDERED HIM. It is not tough...and to act as if it is is why there is a problem in the first place.

@claydobbins9342

12 күн бұрын

The cop didn't need a warrant. They received a call for a disturbance. That gave him probable cause. They identified themselves as the police while they were violently pounding and banging on his door. Take a cue from Henry Hill in "Good Fellas". He stated that when he was busted, there were all of these guns pointing at him and yelling, and he knew immediately that it was the cops because anyone out to "whack" him would not have made such a commotion.

@joshsummers7933

12 күн бұрын

I would agree that it is definitely a grey area. The police are responding to a possible domestic violence call. These are the most dangerous calls to go on. While I agree it would be better if they had time to give orders but conversely, what if the cop gave an order and he shot the cop? Human reaction is like 2 seconds. So if the cop waits and the resident goes for first shot the cop is dead. I think it's important to consider that fact in your conclusion. Definitely reasonable for a cop on a domestic call to fear for their life when someone opens the door with a gun in hand. That being said, we live in a world of technology. I think camera doorbells are extremely important. If you don't have one, talk through the door before opening. If you're unsure if they're a cop call 911 to verify before opening. When you open a door keep the gun hidden behind you in a non threatening way and then inform police you are carrying. I'd avoid answering the door without verifying who is there.

@claydobbins9342

12 күн бұрын

@joshsummers7933 I read your long rambling and hypothetical post, but the reality is this: The police received a call of a disturbance, which gave them probable cause. The police beat on the door, identifying themselves. This young Brother, opens the door greeting the police with a gun in his hand. Only a fool, especially if you are Black, would have done that. What did "you" expect to happen? I do not subscribe to the politics and thinking of Byron Donald, Mark Robinson, Tim Scott, Candace Owens, Clarence Thomas, JESSE LEE Peterson, James T. Harris, Lee Elder, Thomas Sowell, etc., and I tell you, looking beyond that the victim is a good-looking, young, Black man, HE WAS A FOOL. He committed an extremely awful foolish act and paid with his life like bungee jumping off of a bridge with bungee cords you tied together purchased from Walmart. I am not being callous, I am being realistic. Black folks need to abandon some of this rap/hip-hop and Hollywood, Real Housewives of Atlanta distraction mentality and recover our senses (some needs to learn), about the real politics of being Black in ameriKKKa.

@benjaminlanzotti1374

12 күн бұрын

@@claydobbins9342 a call is not probable cause you fudd he is INVESTIGATING...that doesn't give him cause and it doesn't negate the rights of the airman, who has 100% right to be in his home w/gun in hand. and he did announce but he hid from view so his announcement is worthless...and again, DOESNT NEGATE THE RIGHTS OF THE TENANT anyway

@xXEGPXx

12 күн бұрын

@@claydobbins9342 Your argument is that you saw something in a movie? You conservatives really are something

Gun pointed down and left hand up like, oh you are a cop. This is a cop who shouldn’t have had his job in the first place.

@susanbrewer7590

12 күн бұрын

In the medical world, wrecklesss actions gets a doctor or nurse the title of "Danger to the public" and their license is suspended or revoked. Same applies here. Cop shall turn in his service weapon & badge and wait for his prison sentence for MURDER. This whole thing should never have happened. Cops mother needs to visit him from behind glass in prison !!!!

While I think our country is too obsessed with guns, that poor guy had every right to answer his door with a gun down by his side, especially with all the home invasions from people pretending to be police

@sfm45

12 күн бұрын

Agreed!

That was murder

@Jacen777

12 күн бұрын

🤡

@user-pj9zi7ok7e

12 күн бұрын

Nope (he had a gun)

@copykatmoto6548

12 күн бұрын

@@user-pj9zi7ok7eIt was murder, he never pointed the gun at him.

What happed to warnings drop the gun. This was murder

Cop should be fired and charged with murder. He saw the gun, and immediately fired without warning. Kid was defending himself against a coward that was hiding from him. How was he supposed to know he was a real cop?

After knocking the cop waited a full min before announcing police n he back away from the door so not to be seen when he needs to be seen. Thugs n home invaders do the same.

My problem is who is the woman who led the officer and telling him about previous disturbances.. That lady must testify and equally be charged for misinformation leading to manslaughter!

@Armistead_MacSkye

6 күн бұрын

Yes, that snitch who lied is an accessory to murder.

It’s NOT a tough call. What a damn lie.

Anybody can scream they're police coming in, doesn't mean they are. Especially beating the door instead of knocking. Sad.

@MeerkatADV

12 күн бұрын

If you think that's beating on the door I feel sorry for you.

@copykatmoto6548

12 күн бұрын

@@MeerkatADVcan’t argue with the man so you use that reply. Lmao

Quite a dilemma for police & the DA. If they say a gun pointed down at someone’s side justifies deadly force e then police could be threatening imminent deadly force every time they unholster.

@MatthewEast-dv8wo

12 күн бұрын

They only dilemma is how many paid days off they are going to give the cop. Sad and horrible

The CALLER needs to be held accountable as well. They told officer wrong and didn't really know where it was coming from. Hold that KAREN accountable too.

@Freyja123

12 күн бұрын

The media got that wrong totally, the cop did go to the correct address, one person repeats the lie and it keeps rolling.

@bria1660

12 күн бұрын

​@@Freyja123The woman either gave the cop the wrong apartment number or she just lied. Either way this young man was minding his own business on the phone with his girlfriend.

It was NOT a tough call. Cops talk people down, all the time, to disengage. It was the wrong call, the deputy used haste & not his training. I'm trying to b understanding here, but he did NOT exercise his training on this. Roger was not acting in a threatening manner !! My heart is breaking for his parents. Then I have to watch is mother gripping her sons photo in agony because now ... he is dead, gone, and he didnt have a chance. This cop needs to b stripped of anything that even remotely puts him in the public. This is as bad as malpractice by a doctor or a nurse. I am so angry about this that i cant even think straight !!!

Let me tell you what I see. I see and hear a white woman telling the cop TWO WEEKS EARLIER she heard a disturbance at that address. And she says she heard a noise that day. So you got some nosey neighbor up in other people's business and because she heard a noise she called the cops THAT DAY. Then I see a cop hide behind the wall, not stand in front of the door so homeowner can see him, and as door is opened rushes in and shoots the homeowner immediately. Yes, homeowner had a gun down at his side. He was in his home. He heard someone knocking but couldn't see anybody because the brilliant cop was standing 5 ft from the door behind a wall. This was all because that woman had to be nosey and try to get someone in trouble FOR NOTHING.

@Armistead_MacSkye

6 күн бұрын

💯

That's murder by a coward..

That Cop should lose his job. So many mistakes, and asking Fortson to drop his weapon AFTER Roger was mortally wounded. Condolences to the Fortson family. Sleep in peace, Roger.

People can act like they are the police just to get you to open your door.

It's not like he could look out the peekhole and see the damn cop hiding out of sight. Damn right he should've answered with his weapon in hand incase it was a set up for robbery. This was murder.

Watch he’s left hand.. clearly non threating gesture..

This is murder we want justice

God forbid an eternal investigation because we will know the outcome of this. God bless Roger Fortson's family. RIP young man 🙏 Blessings from UK

God bless him and his family 🙏❤️ 💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️💯🥰 Soo more than sad 😭

He was wrong & six shots over kill .This thing he could have said ,sir put the gun down give the man time to comply period He said nothing just really started shooting He wanted to kill him ,he even sound aggressive while beating on the door ,you hear it in his voice .Another tragic story .Prayers for his family May God continue blessing them all 🙏 💕

nah cop in the wrong. shooting anybody in their home just for opening a door is plain wrong. it doesnt matter if he had a gun in his hand, this is America, people are allowed to have guns in their homes. and the cop stepped to the side, AWAY from the door after banging on it so his 'announcement of their presence' is kinda questionable. theres no way the guy knew if it was a real cop or someone just faking a cop to try to rush into the house when the door opens (which happens a lot more than people hear about) hence, when the guy heard banging on the door but couldnt see anyone, of course hes gonna get suspicious and arm himself before opening the door. he had the gun down to his side, no verbal or physical threats whatsoever. he didnt even have a chance to say anything before being blasted in his own home. cop needs to go to prison.

@user-pj9zi7ok7e

12 күн бұрын

I agree, but think of the adrenaline when you see that gun

@user-pj9zi7ok7e

12 күн бұрын

He should have said put it down though

@Jacen777

12 күн бұрын

Yes, in America it's also perfectly legal behavior to slather yourself with honey and BBQ sauce, then slap a grizzly bear. It's also pretty stupid. There's no law against stupidity so I guess there's that.

@sumboredazn

12 күн бұрын

@@Jacen777 how is it stupid to be ready for a potential threat when youre in your own home? the number of day time break ins are rising, and we dont know if that apartment is in a sketchy part of town. he had every right to be ready when he opened the door.

@Jacen777

12 күн бұрын

@@sumboredazn Let's use "common sense". If I believe a criminal is at my door, I'm NOT opening the door. I'm calling 911 and getting confirmation that a police officer is actually at my door. These are things normal, rational people do in that situation. Officers are trained to understand domestic violence calls are the most dangerous calls they'll likely go on. Given the information the officer had at the time of the incident, it makes sense for him to react the way he did. Officers are killed on these type calls more than any other. It happens all the time and they know it. What the Airman did was tragic, but very stupid. I'm honestly not surprised it ended the way it did.

That was an execution period

That was just wrong. He had his gun at his side. Unjustifiable shoots.

Lawsuit

I saw no reason for the shooting!!

F*** that police are in the wrong.The curious innocent man

Murder

As a person who supports blue lives I would usually side with the cop, but he was not aiming the gun and he has higher authority as an Airman Basic. in this case I have to say the cop was wrong.

Why did the officer have his weapon drawn before the door opened?

@baperacks-com6801

12 күн бұрын

Because whyt Americans are worse than Mexico cartel. Anymore questions?

@MeerkatADV

12 күн бұрын

He didn't. You can literally hear him draw.

Such a shame! They use their guns irresponsibly. Huge mistake!

Cop is guilty.

That's BS. He had every right to have a weapon in his hand opening the door! Just because someone pounds on the door claiming LE doesn't mean they are! Especially now with the influx of illegals, cartels and crime. HORRIBLE JOB OFFICER!! AT THE WRONG DOOR? U JUST MURDERED THAT MAN FOR NO REASON

WHY DO COPS KILL US SO QUICKLY WHY LORD ??????

If the "kid" raised and shot as quickly as the officer, who'd be dead? Don't have a gun in your hand when answering the police.

Burst through the door? What's with the blatant lie?

@randywl8925

10 күн бұрын

The cop was white, the guy was black.....

Never ans door when coos pound and yell. Call 911, say you want supervisor on scene before talking. Disturbance call aside if there is no crime known to have occured, occurring or about to occur there is no need for FELONY KNOCKS.

Momma never taught him what a peephole is..? You can hear his foot steps, he never paused, flung the door open. The court officer clearly, loudly, and more than once announced himself. Blame the mother for not raising him better.

@Tazarah

12 күн бұрын

How are those low birth rates coming along

Seems like a bad shoot. Still, this looks like bad training and lower standards again. Bad procedures.

@Armistead_MacSkye

6 күн бұрын

Because it was Florida and this is the same squad that saw an officer shoot someone because he heard an acorn fall. 😡

This is a tragedy of the worst sort. I would never answer the door with gun in hand. If you aren't sure who is on the other side then call 911 to confirm that it is in fact the police. If they say a cop is at your door, then talk to the police through the door and if they say that there isn't a police officer at the door, tell them to send one. The criminals are so violent now that I can't really blame the cop and the police are so out of control I can't really blame the victim.

@bria1660

12 күн бұрын

Florida is a right to carry state exactly like Texas. This is life in red states.

“Don’t cops go to the movies”? The first thing cops do when someone knocks on their door, “is grab their gun, and Jack a round into it, before they answer the door. RIP YOUNG MAN, “IF YOU CAN”. 1:47

AS A COP 👮 I COULD'VE NEVER SHOT ANYONE #6XCLOSERANGE . NOT SURE IF THERE WAS A DISPUTE, NOT SURE WHICH APARTMENT THE #DOMESTICDISPUTE WAS LOCATED. DID THE COP 👮 EVER LOCATE THE CORRECT ADDRESS FOR THE #DOMESTICDISPUTE??? FUNNY HOW THE COPS NEVER LOCATED WHERE THE DD WAS COMING FROM!!!! #RIPROGERFORTSON ⚔ ⚔ 💔💔😢😢🙏🏿🙏🏿

Don’t forget this is the state of the great man child governor desantty boy.

Wtf smh 😢😢😢

Trump will indemnify all Law Enforcement. We're scrwd no matter what.

Is the lady that gave the address the apartment complex manager? She said a woman called, and she said the woman sounded really scarred this time.

Very sad for all sides, especially his family.

Did someone mention the police "bursting" through the door? The guy opened the door..... with a gun in his hand. Note to self. When police knock on door, don't take a gun with you to answer it. 😣 This was terrible on every level but im not blaming the cop. A person can raise and fire a gun in a fraction of a second.... the cop did what he thought was necessary to save his own life. 😞

Was there rap music coming from the apartment?

@BigBrothaAlmighty

12 күн бұрын

Just your moms bedroom

@GrizzlyBeatzMusic

12 күн бұрын

No he was playing the star spangled banner, because he’s a patriot and not a coward pussy like you 👍🫡

@mannybruce8950

12 күн бұрын

​@@BigBrothaAlmighty, oh sh*t...I hope I didn't have the music too loud , but the old skank was moaning too loud from the backdoor drilling I was giving her 😛 .

6 shots, really?

@Jacen777

12 күн бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Only six??? Why didn't he empty the gun to safe?

@baperacks-com6801

12 күн бұрын

Usual suspects

I hate the young man was killed too. That's terrible. 😢💔 i pray for his family. 🙏🙏🙏❤ You don't know who to trust anymore. You have ppl killing cops too and that's why they don't take any chances anymore. I understand they want to go home to thier families too, but all this mess has got to stop. It's not helping nobody.

Wait a minute. The impetus is on the police. Any complaint requires resolution. Knocking on the door, calling out loudly- all done by the book. The occupant opened the door, holding a pistol, apparently. Does the frame by frame examination indicate the occupant was moving his hand down, or up? If up, was he aiming towards the doorway and Officer, and if so, why? Why would he be aiming at the Officer. Hmm... shots fired in the neighborhood... in the 'hood.... shots fired in the complex of this apartment compound, OK. Street firefight; holed up on the 3rd floor... OK. Got it. Lookin' good cuz....

WITH THE COP NOT KNOWING WERE THE #DD WAS COP SHOULD'VE NEVER KNOCKED ON 1401!!!! PERIOD

I'm sorry, the Brother should not have opened the door with a gun in his hand. Trust me, I'm on the victim's side. That was a bad mistake, and many of us make bad mistakes, and sometimes, if they are not life threatening, the mistake can result in fatalities. We have to think, things change in an instant. He gave that cop qualified immunity because the cop can justifiably claim that he feared for his life, even though he never asked/told him to drop the weapon.

@williamfrazier843

12 күн бұрын

The weapon was never pointed at him or anything. Cop isn't walking away from this one bro.

@trustmetrusty3169

12 күн бұрын

@@williamfrazier843but the cop honestly felt his life was about to end, how is that not justified. We give him the authority to police do we not think there won’t be collateral damage?

@claydobbins9342

12 күн бұрын

@williamfrazier843 It doesn't matter whether the weapon was pointed at the cop, the results discredits your argument and the police operate under a policy, not a law, called qualified immunity which is a general basic catchall defense. I am in defense of and for the victim, but he made a very bad, horrible mistake, being a Black man standing in front of a cop with, not just an ordinary weapon, but a gun. That is the action of a fool, as if he hadn't heard, known, or understood how these cops operate, especially towards Black people. A young Black woman was attacked by a group of young women. She held them off by brandishing a knife. When the police arrived, she chose to chase one of the girls just to scare her because she saw the cavalry. The police killed her on the spot. If you are not white and don't plan on killing the police, don't be standing there with a weapon in your hand... a bat, a knife, a gun... nothing.

@claydobbins9342

12 күн бұрын

@williamfrazier843 I'll keep tabs on this one and will be surprised if the cop does not walk away. I'm saying under the circumstances, "they" are going to side with the cop who identified himself while beating on the door that was answered with a man holding a gun in his hand. Cop wins this one 99.98 and a 3rd times.

@trustmetrusty3169

12 күн бұрын

@@claydobbins9342 well said my white privileged brother

why would u open the door with a gun in ur hand knowing the cop on the other side 😐 wut an actual goof i cant even defend bro

They announce themselves several times you don’t stand in front of the door when you announce yourself he backed up, gave me warning three times of the sheriffs office and the kid came to the door with a gun in his hand. What is it? What are the sheriffs supposed to think that’s reasonable suspicion that he’s gonna use force against them. And there’s no says we have to drop the gun that was justified shooting all day long.

I wouldnt call this murder. This is tragic and terrible and the way i understand it, this was a bad shoot. 6 shots is not "overkill" its called a bill drill and it is trained widely in firearms training. If you want to understand why its six shots you can look up bill drill on the Internet to get better understanding. I say its not murder because that label (as far as i understand) requires some form of intent and i dont think you could successfully argue intent in this situation. Manslaughter probably because i dont think it was justified or warrented. I can understand the potential thought process in this case (not saying its right) that a cop coming to an apartment with a lot of unknowns and this being modern america creates a pucker factor for a cop and then the door opening and someone holding a gun could put a cop already cranked over the top into a fight or flight reaction. Again not saying the cop was right and im not saying the man was wrong. I think a lesson for everyone to learn is,for your own safety, dont answer the door with a gun visibly in your hands. Speak through the door. Crack the door and look first. Or at least holster or hold the gun out of view. If you feel that someone dangerous is on the other side DONT OPEN THE DOOR. Even if they say they're the police. Call 911 and verify first. Again this is a tragic and terrible situation and i pray for peace and comfort for all the families effected by this. I know this is the internet so plenty of people will come at this with a lot of emotions and very little critical thinking but i say a manslaughter charge may be warrented at most but i dont think this is murder. This was definitely a bad shoot but if you understand firearms training and the reality of policing you can understand how these things can end up happening and how difficult it is to find the solution that avoides this without neutering the ability of the police to do what we entrust them to do. Not saying there isnt a solution but its definitely not a simple one. But these are just my thoughts. May God bless you all and may God comfort the families in this tragic time.

@ratracerenegade2023

12 күн бұрын

1 sentence into your comment and stacking my head. Nobody is talking firearm training here! 100% BS training at its finest. That cop is trigger happy...period. WRONG APT....Can't even get that right....MURDERER

Ben xrump about to get another payday. Hes loves it

@BigBrothaAlmighty

12 күн бұрын

Stop hating why don’t you become a lawyer so you can get paid too?

He wasn’t at the wrong door so since we know the cops have in fact been called there before the only reason he would be holding a gun is,as,you,know,as,he knows as I know I repeat,since the cops have been called there before not only did he know better than to,answer it holding a gun he did so not knowing the cop,is so in fact obligated to save his own life.If the cops had not been called there before than you can plead ignorance but that is not this situation what happened.If it happens anywhere again I hope the cop knows he is obligated to save his own life.Duh.(c)Dino Sherman

@itisnottaken4444

12 күн бұрын

0 description of the man causing the disturbance 0 outstanding warrants on the victim 0 seconds to react to being unknowingly approached by police You would think a PROVEN domestic disturbance would warrant multiple officers on the scene and a warrant for arrest of the correct perpetrator. No officer walks into a domestic situation without proper backup and confirmation. He had every right to be armed especially given the fact that the officer was out of sight when the door opened. On top of that, he was at home ALONE, how does a domestic disturbance happen with only one party?!? Makes zero sense.

@jayglenn82

12 күн бұрын

This person is just making excuse. Is the cop a bad person, idk. Should he be doing this job? Hell no

@itisnottaken4444

12 күн бұрын

@@jayglenn82 exactly I’m not saying the cop is a racist or had criminal intent but he handled the situation incorrectly, period.

Shouldn't he have announced he has a weapon and is armed?

People trick the cops all the time then suddenly get shot so he reacted. Why answer the door with a gun.

Justified

NOT MURDER........JUSTIFED...... 100%

@williamfrazier843

12 күн бұрын

Eat 💩 troll

@ratracerenegade2023

12 күн бұрын

Ur just as crazy as the one pulling the trigger!

@tommyofthehillpeople

12 күн бұрын

Wrong house. Man was legally armed. This was unjustified.

@jayglenn82

12 күн бұрын

Stop the boot licking. He is scary by and shouldn’t be doing this job.

@earthygem

11 күн бұрын

until this is your son