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911 call broadcast to Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, deputy-involved shooting of Senior Airman Roger Forston

OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL — There are new details about the deputy-involved shooting of a U.S. airman in his own apartment in Florida.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has released official calls and recordings of the incident. However, major questions remain about how the encounter turned deadly in just seconds.

We hear for the first time the concerned call that led to the fatal confrontation between a Florida sheriff's deputy and American aviator Roger Fortson.

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“It seems like she's like… He's fighting with someone else and it's… She says it looks like it's getting a little out of control,” the 911 caller said.

The non-emergency call came from an employee at the apartment complex where Fortson lived and said a resident reported hearing a loud domestic argument.

The employee gave the dispatcher the apartment number.

“The apartment number will be 1401,” the caller said.

It's the same apartment number seen in the body camera video, which shows the moment deputies arrive at Fortson's door.

In the video, Fortson is seen opening the door with a gun in his hand pointing down. Within seconds, the deputy fired several shots, hitting Fortson in the chest and arm.

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The 23-year-old later died in hospital.

Today, as the community remembers the decorated aviator who served overseas, major questions remain unanswered.

The sheriff's office has not identified the officer involved and the released incident report is largely redacted.

Meanwhile, Fortson's family claims he was alone in the apartment at the time. His girlfriend said they were on a FaceTime call discussing weekend plans when authorities knocked on the door.

The family is now demanding justice.

“Tell the truth about my son. I know my son didn't do anything to you,” Fortson's mother said.

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