FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Community leaders and activists gathered at the Georgia State Capitol on Thursday to honor the life of 16-year-old Andre Fortson and call for an end to gun violence.

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During the event, a Fulton County commissioner proclaimed Aug. 4 as "Andre Fortson Remembrance Day" in the county. Fortson was shot and killed last year at an apartment complex in DeKalb County.

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He was the younger brother of Senior Airman Roger Fortson, who was fatally shot by a Northwest Florida sheriff’s deputy in May 2024 while inside his home. Authorities later determined the deputy had been responding to a false report.

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