Deputies responding to a disturbance call at a Florida apartment complex burst into the wrong unit and fatally shot a Black U.S. Air Force airman who was home alone when they saw he was armed with a gun, an attorney for the man’s family said Wednesday. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was based at…
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News Video shows moments before deputies fatally shoot man armed with railroad spike at Florida church
A man threatening residents inside a church in Florida was shot and killed by deputies after “less-lethal options were ineffective” and the man “charged at deputies,” according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO). The deputy-involved shooting happened around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Divine Mercy Prayer Center in Plant City, HCSO said in a…
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News Florida pair charged with murder after sex-for-hire car theft plot went awry: deputies
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News Florida K-9 dies after being shot while protecting deputies from ‘armed criminal’: sheriff
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News Florida man shot, killed by police charged at deputies with knife: bodycam footage
A Florida sheriff’s office released bodycam footage on Thursday showing a man – who was shot and killed by law enforcement last week – charging at deputies with a knife in hand. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to 4717 Davisson Avenue on Feb. 6 after a man called 911 initially to report…
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News Florida couple arrested after Polk Co. deputies find home in ‘deplorable’ conditions
A Florida couple was arrested last week after two young children were found to be living in “deplorable” conditions, according to an affidavit from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Tawnya and Devin White were both arrested and charged with negligent child abuse after deputies investigated a report from the Florida Department of Children and Families…
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News SC deputies charged with making hoax phone calls about dead bodies
Three sheriff’s deputies have been arrested in South Carolina after officials say they made a series of hoax phone calls last week reporting the location of dead bodies in numerous towns, prompting responses from local law enforcement and first responders. First Sgt. Justin Tyler Reichard, Sgt. Darien Roseau and Deputy Killian Loflin, formerly of the…
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News Sheriff’s Deputies Shoot Woman Inside Friend’s Home in Houston, Authorities Say
A Houston woman was shot in her friend’s apartment this month by sheriff’s deputies who responded to a report of a break-in and fired repeatedly into the home, according to a statement and body camera footage released by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Early on Feb. 3, the woman, Eboni Pouncy, and her friend smashed…
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News Florida thief attacks deputies during arrest, authorities say
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News Florida teen arrested for bringing gun on Hernando County school bus: deputies
A teenager is in custody in Florida after bringing a handgun onto a school bus last month, according to authorities. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis announced during a news conference Thursday that a 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with reports of a gun on a school bus and at Springstead High School on Jan….
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