Ben Crump

U.S. Airman killed after police breach wrong door

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FORT WALTON BEACH, FL – A shocking event took place on May 3, when deputies mistakenly entered an apartment in Florida and fatally shot a U.S. Air Force airman, according to the family’s legal representative. The airman, identified as Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was stationed with the Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field and was at his off-base residence in Fort Walton Beach during the incident. Ben Crump, a renowned civil rights attorney representing …

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Neighbors feud escalates into shooting of mother of four

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In the wake of Ajike “AJ” Owens’ shooting death, calls for justice have grown louder in the Florida community. National attorney Ben Crump has denounced the incident as an “unjustified killing” and has presented an account of what happened on that fateful day. According to his allegations, Owens’ children were playing in a field near an apartment complex in Ocala when the shooter, 58-year-old white female, yelled racial slurs at them. One of the children …

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