Airman killed by Florida deputy laid to rest
The U.S. Air Force service member who was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff's deputy earlier this month was laid to rest Friday. the funeral for Senior Airman Roger Fortson happened at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest before a long procession on I-20 to his final resting place at Lincoln Memorial Cemetary in northwest Atlanta.
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