Authorities have confirmed that the 16-year-old brother of a U.S. Air Force airman who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy in May has been killed in a shooting incident in the Atlanta area. The tragic news was shared by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who expressed the family's profound grief over the loss of another young member.
The victim, Andre Fortson, was discovered shot to death in the breezeway of an apartment complex in DeKalb County, near Atlanta's east side. According to DeKalb County police, the shooting occurred as two groups engaged in gunfire for reasons that remain unknown. A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested on aggravated assault charges in connection with the incident.
