Okaloosa County Deputy Eddie Duran fired after fatal shooting of Florida airman Roger Fortson, victim's mother wants criminal charges

OKALOOSA COUNTY, FL — The mother of an Air Force airman who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy last month said at a news conference Monday morning that she wants the deputy to be criminally charged .

Eddie Duran, the Okaloosa Sheriff's Office deputy who fatally shot Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3, was fired from the department Friday, according to a Sheriff's Office statement obtained by ABC News.

“I want justice for my child. You're not going to throw me a bone [by firing him]. Take his credentials. Take his pension,” Chantemekki Fortson, Roger Fortson's mother, said Monday in Atlanta, Georgia. “File charges against him.”

Fortson, 23, was at his home in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, when he was shot by Duran, who was responding to a call reporting a domestic dispute, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

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In body camera footage released by the sheriff's office, Fortson is seen holding a gun in his right hand, with his arm extended downward and his mouth pointed toward the ground as he opens the door in response to the deputy, who can be heard announcing this twice. he's at the sheriff's office. The footage also shows Fortson had his left hand raised, palm visible, gesturing toward the deputy when he opened the door.

Duran shot Fortson seconds after the door opened. Fortson died from his injuries

Duran said he saw Fortson armed with a gun and that Fortson took a step toward the deputy and had an aggressive look in his eyes, according to an interview Duran conducted with the sheriff's office during their subsequent investigation .

A search of the house did not find any other people in the apartment.

“I put so many pictures of my baby on social media,” Chantemekki Fortson said. “He would never put aggression in his eyes if he wanted to. Roger was helping raise his 16-year-old brother.”

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Fortson family, said at Monday's news conference that the deputy got the wrong apartment.

“He [Roger Fortson] “He was alone in the apartment with his dog, Chloe, video chatting with his girlfriend,” Crump said. “There was no domestic conflict…”

Fortson's girlfriend, who asked not to be identified out of concern for her safety, spoke to Atlanta ABC affiliate WSB-TV last month, telling the station that the couple had a conversation about weekend plans when the shooting happened.

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Former Deputy Duran was placed on administrative leave following the shooting while it was investigated. “Hearing noises of disturbance, he reacted in self-defense after encountering a 23-year-old man armed with a firearm,” according to a press release from the sheriff’s office published on May 9.[This was] after the deputy identified himself as law enforcement.”

“This tragic incident should never have happened,” Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden said Friday, announcing that Duran had been fired. “The objective facts do not support the use of deadly force as an appropriate response to Mr. Fortson's actions. Mr. Fortson committed no crime. By all accounts, he was an exceptional aviator and individual.”

The Florida State Attorney's Office did not respond to ABC News' latest request for a statement, but in an earlier statement said it would wait until the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is completing its investigation before deciding whether to file charges. This investigation is ongoing, according to the sheriff's office press release released Friday.

“Our role is to investigate the deputy's use of force and we will submit our investigative findings to the local prosecutor's office,” FDLE told ABC News in a statement. “Each investigation is thorough and unique and there is no definitive timetable for its completion. Our investigation remains active until the review of the prosecutions and their findings are complete.”

ABC News' Davi Merchan contributed to this report.