"People lined up well before the start of the service at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest to file past the open coffin and say their goodbyes to Fortson, who was shot six times by a deputy responding to a May 3 call... He was 23. The Rev. Jamal Bryant opened his eulogy with a story about how civil rights icon Medgar Evers joined the Army during World War II even though he and other Black American service members were fighting for freedoms abroad that they didn't enjoy at home."
Airman Roger Fortson's casket is carried during the interment for Fortson at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)© Provided by The Associated Press