États-Unis : un militaire noir tué par la police dans son appartement, la famille demande des comptes

états-unis : un militaire noir tué par la police dans son appartement, la famille demande des comptes

Roger Fortson se trouvait seul chez lui en communication vidéo avec sa petite amie quand la police a frappé violemment à sa porte. U.S. Air Force/Reuters

Ils dénoncent une erreur de la police. La famille d’un membre afro-américain de l’Armée de l’air américaine tué la semaine dernière par la police lors d’une descente dans son appartement en Floride a réclamé jeudi justice.

Roger Fortson, 23 ans, a été tué le 3 mai. Alertée sur un incident en cours, la police locale est intervenue, a indiqué dans un communiqué jeudi le shérif du comté d’Okaloosa, Éric Aden. Sur les lieux, un policier a « trouvé un homme armé et lui a tiré dessus », a-t-il ajouté, précisant que l’homme avait ensuite succombé à ses blessures.

Mais l’avocat Ben Crump, très engagé dans les affaires de violences policières contre des personnes noires, qui représente la famille du jeune homme, a affirmé lors d’une conférence de presse que la police jeudi avait « fait irruption dans le mauvais appartement ».

Une « cascade d’évènements tragiques »

Roger Fortson se trouvait seul chez lui en communication vidéo avec sa petite amie quand on a frappé violemment à sa porte, a raconté l’avocat, soulignant que celle-ci avait assisté à cette « cascade d’événements tragiques ».

Après avoir en vain tenté d’identifier la personne à la porte, Roger Fortson est allé chercher son pistolet, puis, alors qu’il retournait vers le salon, la police a fait irruption dans l’appartement et lui a tiré dessus à six reprises, selon son récit.

Le shérif a annoncé dans son communiqué avoir placé son agent en suspension administrative et précisé que la police de Floride et le bureau du procureur de l’État allaient enquêter séparément. Il a appelé la population à faire preuve de patience jusqu’à la lumière soit faite sur « cet événement tragique ».

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