Yes

That's just messed up. That deputy needs to find another line of work.

Sounds like that whole department needs to be retrained starting at the police academy level.

Wow! That’s ridiculous. That’s so crazy

Wow I seen the Acorn video but didn't know it was the Same Dept.😮

People always bring up the acorn.

@@TT-dv9er because it shows what the police will do to you when they are scared

@@TT-dv9er That's because it's important. It pretty much shows a failure to properly train at this department. Given two *bad* shootings from this department in less than a year, they should be investigated, and perhaps taken over by the feds till the mess gets straightened out.

That’s one trigger happy police department

​@@TT-dv9erwhy shouldn't we? A pattern of scared pansies.

I have said that all along bc she purposely led that cop to that apt and I think she had made advances to this Airmen and politely shut it down and he had no interest in her.

he name is Deputy Eddie Duran who kill black airman

Probably a Cuban who shouldn't have been allowed into this country.​@gbottle0521

It's what we all wanna know. How did this lady call the cops because of noise coming from an apartment when said apartment was supposedly quiet with the only occupant speaking on a phone call?

he name is Deputy Eddie Duran

Believe it, or not, every soldier, regardless of which branch, or the color of their skin, is essentially a second-class citizen in the towns and cities that surround military bases.

And qualified immunity.

his name and residence is known.

@@sonicgalaxy27you don’t know how qualified immunity works

@@AA-BB Actually I do and I'm not explaining it.

FDLE is doing the criminal investigation, murder charges are sure to come.

This is the US... that's how it works here. That's how it works with politicians, celebrities and law enforcement. Unless you know something about someone higher than you, then you are taken care of.

Only if you're wyte

@@iykej6 Thug are you? 15% commits 80% of violent crimes. Take the good folk out of that 15% and it is more like 2% commit 80%.

@iykej6 was OJ wyte? Nothing to do with race,all about who you know & how much cash you have

They spent 4 weeks trying to figure out how to let him off the hook.

@@polycarp9897 No, they didn't. They fired him.

@@meatpopsicle1567 he said they tried...no succeeded.

Yeah, but the rest of the country doesn't have to stand up in a court of law.

@@cplbitterklinger594 - The rest of the country also aren’t corrupt pieces of crap like the blue-line scum.

💯

​@@NoNonsense316but he has the complexion for protection!

indeed

BUT he lives in america.

@@madmaximilian5783 looks and behaves a bit hispanic to me, nice try tho

They are NOT "fearful." They WANT to do what he did. They get off on it. In this case the video reveals he had no reason to proceed, yet did so anyways so he could instigate exactly what he instigated. They, he, get off on it.

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Fearful or not this was his badge to the other deputies that he was a GOOD COP. Ask Mike dowd to explain

he name is Deputy Eddie Duran who kill black airman and he is from IRAN.

​@@k.chriscaldwell4141absolutely agree.

No. He's still being investigated. I don't think it looks too good for him.

I think the officer WILL get charged with 1st degree murd3r. There is absolutely no legal defense for k1lling someone in his own "castle". He can have/hold and point a gun at anyone approaching his door without violating the Supreme law of the land... the constitution.

@@hugoh.9694 2nd degree or manslaughter. In order for it to be 1st degree, you have to show intent. There must be planning or a conspiracy. Based on the video, it looked like a spur of the moment reaction, rather than a planned event. The prosecutor would never be able to get a 1st degree case on with this one. Plus, why would it be necessary for anyone in his right mind to feel the need to have a firearm with him to answer a knock on the door, especially in that neighborhood? If you need to be armed to open the door, wouldn't it be better just to leave it shut and avoid the problem on the other side of it?

Both Democrats and Republicans "back the blue". The latter's problem with the former is they don't back them enough to their liking.

@@meatpopsicle1567Easy, the Cop knocked, announced he was there and then stepped away from sight, like 2 times. If I’m looking through my peep hole after hearing that and seeing no one, I would get my gun too. Anybody can knock and say Police! If nobody is there when I look, I’m thinking it’s funny business going on.

In FL law enforcement is short staff they hire anyone

We can’t get people to work in this country, military recruiting is at an all time low. Just imagine the hard time LE has filling its ranks. Who would want that job?

@@speedracer2336 Many people have more than 1 job. TF you mean? People aren't going to willingly work for low pay and be exploited though. As for LEOs, many people want the job, but I question why any good person would want the job. It's a system where you can abuse people.

@@cameronno6039 where I live the skilled trades can’t fill their ranks at 21.00 per hour starting pay, no experience. There are many good cops, more than the bad ones, but they can’t do their jobs. The military shortages are caused by politicians, too much PC, low standards, etc. I talk to junior military everyday, they are so frustrated with military leadership. They just want to serve!

​@beautifulwithbrains3096 there are plenty of fit ppl willing to serve their community. Shortage of cops is due to them discriminating during hiring process, they look for ppl who are corruptible and lack ethical standards.

Damage control ...

He did not state the opposite. He stated the facts that were known at the time, in defense of the officer's actions. Those facts have not changed, cause they are facts. The remaining factors had to be investigated to determine if the shooting was justifiable. It was not. End of story.

Copsucker ​@@southernknight9983

@@southernknight9983 The sheriff saw the same video we did, and saw it before we did. If the rest of us could see that this was a bad toohs, so could he.

​@@southernknight9983hogwash the sheriff and the public saw and had the same exact information

🤪🤡 ok

Qualified immunity is not being invoked, not just because there aren't even charges yet but also because it cannot be invoked in a criminal case. So how can this be another case for the abolishment of it? It doesn't seem that you know what qualified immunity is.

@@DIRTYdeeds613 yep. Many cops have walked free because prosecutor foolishly tried murder instead of manslaughter

@@vicnighthorse most of the people talking about qualified immunity probably don’t even have a GED.

@@Goldmember66 Even most of the commenters on 'Law of Self Defense' have gone batshit over this one. Most people don't seem to be able to be dispassionate and coolly analytical about tragedies like this one.

Police Union can buy prosecutor jury and judge corrupt justice, remember former District Attorney Jackie Johnson After Ahmaud Arbery killing she's was best friend of the murderer and no charge

You don't no the law! Murder requires PREMEDITAION! This could only be a Manslaughter case.

But officer safety!

Qualified immunity 😂

Air man safety too

Especially when the caller didn't know when it happened...

There was a disturbance... the deputy!!!

Oh, so the cops are all supposed to be mind readers now. How does that work?

@@meatpopsicle1567No, they’re not nor is anyone suggesting that, Captain Extremis. They are, however, to respond by first assessing the scene _before_ reacting to it. Basic cop stuff.

@@AngeloBarovierSD Yup, the circumstances of quiet AF apartment led him to believe violence was taking place and he had to have his gun out and ready. What an idiot. No basic detective skills.

So you are saying if he did not served in the United States military, the officer’s actions would be justified?

⁠@@The_North0 Not justified of course not. Military personnel and veterans will stick together and apply pressure for each other.

​@The_North0 These kind of cases cant get brushed under the rug as easy, cops need military in their corner to justify over reactions. Civilians generally dont understand good trigger discipline, but this guy did and military and civilian alike understood that through the bodycam. The department knew they would probably have protests firing up since this is the 2nd incident in a few months that involved trigger happy officers in the same county.

Base on the news reporter comments. Even if the person was not serving in the military. He's wrong all the way around.

he name is Deputy Eddie Duran who kill black airman

That would not be fair. She reported what she thought was a disturbance. The police officer should have carried out an investigation - not opened fire at the first opportunity. You cannot fault a civilian who called the police for the actions of the police who responded.

@@polycarp9897 she got someone killed…

​@@polycarp9897Send her to Siberia. Karen's get people killed all the time. Enough is enough.

@@polycarp9897 That's what he was trying to do until he encountered a deadly threat.

Did anyone think to ask who lives in that apartment? Oh, an Airforce service member? Lives by himself? And he's beating up his girlfriend? Gee, I wonder what his felony record is? What's his phone number? Hello, Roger, how's it going?

​@@joevarga5982I wouldn't want to be you

he name is Deputy Eddie Duran who kill black airman and he is from IRAN.

@@knightoffaith4737 You couldn't handle being me. You want a Skydaddy.

🤢🤑

@@joevarga5982 I couldn't handle being you say? How arrogant! That Skydaddy you hellbound atheist keep mocking, has created the universe with His voice, which I know is irrelevant to you. But continue carrying on as the fool you are, because you already made up your mind

It won't.

Let's not forget this is the same department with the officer who shot up his cruiser when the acorn fell on it...

How so?

Especially considering the Air force was doing it's own nvestigation

because they were told it was a black person causing trouble. thats all they needed to hear. they came ready to kill at first excuse. the trigger happy nut cop is hispanic looking so they probably will throw him under the bus.

Nope when they fire..it means the florida department of law enforcement are running the show..with state prosecutors..he definitely will be charged

This is just a notice that to get ready for indictment. The department had to wash their hands of him first.

You you can thank the police Unions. They love to defend their wrong doers.

No his earlier statements were correct. This is the result of public pressure and not professional analysis.

​@@lennysmith8851nope it's pressure from the United States military

The Commander in Chief of all armed forces of the US is the President.

I’m sure the FBI and the DOJ were digging deep into that sheriff dept and the sheriff.

​@@lennysmith8851 WRONG!

Police Union can buy prosecutor jury and judge corrupt justice, remember former District Attorney Jackie Johnson After Ahmaud Arbery killing she's was best friend of the murderer and no charge

We would be....

​@@sircampbell1249we all know that the police union will protect their brethren and fellow gang member. They always do!

@@madmaximilian5783 end unions, better yet end off of it and contact it. Save millions of not billions

Just put it Straight,his Ass need to be in PRISON.20 YRS Manslaughter

Your assessment is 100% accurate

Happens all the time, "They're allowed due process!" Citizens no longer are allowed due process...Police jump right over due process if its a civilian! Because they're the gatekeepers of that process.

Unfortunately with desantis as governor cops know they won't be held accountable

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z Horse crap. You Democrats are all the same: hold others accountable while refusing to hold your own accountable.

People go on and on about how horrible Joe Biden and trump are And while I agree they both are incompetent Imagine if we had to choose from desantis or the California governor Gavin newsome 🫣😥 I’m so scared 😱

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z Accountable for what? Fortson acknowledged the deputy as law enforcement and confronted him at the door with a pistol

@@TheSundayShooter where did you hear anything about the kid acknowledged that the coward was a cop

Unfortunately in florida with desantis being governor cops know they won't be held accountable

Police Union can buy prosecutor jury and judge corrupt justice, remember former District Attorney Jackie Johnson After Ahmaud Arbery killing she's was best friend of the murderer and no charge

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z if you trust NY dem DA charged trump, you need to trust FL justice system

FDLE is doing the criminal investigation. This is a clue that murder charges are imminent.

@@user-hj4uf9wz1zlol disantis ain’t got nothing to do with this. Florida is known to criminally charge officers who step out of line. they hold news conferences all the time and show the photos and names of the charged officers.

Unfortunately in florida cops know desantis will never hold them accountable

@@user-hj4uf9wz1zFlorida is full of veterans so who knows.

@herotheskycastle9042 come on let's be reasonable desantis sides with cops every time saying that counties don't have to keep a list of Brady list officers, and saying no citizen review boards and having that corrupt street cop training organization that can't train cops from 9 states move headquarters to FL

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z if charges come, they would have to be federal charges. The state doesn't like to set the precedent of charging their officers with wrong doing. It would make them accountable. Ask the squirrel who threw the acorn and they will tell you the same.

@@bowl0noodles ya that those two deputies came from the same department

He’s not gonna read this

@@AA-BBObviously Your a Child with Little Experience of How People Communicate their Thoughts of Sympathy and Compassion of Loss. Grow Up Toddler .

Unfortunately with desantis as governor cops know they won't be held accountable

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z Copy and paste.🤡

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z Nonsense. That's more likely to happen in San Francisco or New York.

@@meatpopsicle1567 why do so many cops move to Florida cause he says how we always have the cops back and all that crap and the police unions donate alot of money to him

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z So, you would rather he back the criminals? What kind of person are you?

@@ebenezerwheezer2957not even a go fund me will equate to the loss of this young man

They elected the Sheriff, they're responsible.

@@ebenezerwheezer2957 The F.O.P. does, or the Nat'l Sheriffs Assoc. Take it from the Sheriff, he's the elected official, take him and throw him in jail for collusion.

Of course. Police don't care. They have you and I to foot the bill.

What freedom? I support military personal but I'm not deluded enough to think they fight for our freedom. They fight for corporate interests and the military industrial complex. We have a misplaced military mission that does not fight for our freedom.

@@writerconsidered yes, last time I guess freedom was fought was WW2, as a black man my freedom still want stifiled.

@@writerconsidered I don’t know where you are getting your information from about the military, but who do you think killed Bin Lauden for attacking the United States 🇺🇸 on 9/11 . It was our Military and when any other Country is a threat to the United States 🇺🇸 it’s our Military who is in the front line defending this Country!, please 🙏 go look 👀 it up for yourself ✝️🙏💕🇺🇸

@@writerconsidered Regardless of what you think the mission of the armed forces is, the individuals in those armed forces, like this airman, are doing their job to ensure our continued freedom. If you can't deal with America's type of freedom, there are plenty of other places you can emigrate to.

@@Quakeboy02 No they're not. That was their whole point. Jeez, you are dense.

Yep

THAT IS REALLY AWFUL

Unfortunately with desantis as governor cops know they won't be held accountable

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z if you trust NY dem DA charged trump, you need to trust FL justice system

@@user-hj4uf9wz1z Sadly.....

I thought the woman told the cop to go to 1401 but the video shows him getting off the elevator on the 3rd floor. Is 1401 on the 3rd floor?

@DowntownJulieB Absolutely..but my point 👉🏾 I was making. All could have been avoided by asking for who reside at the apartment 🤔

​@@dougtinsley1320 The apartment number next to the door in the video says 1401.

@@That-Will-Do-It Thanks for responding.

And your a d i c k

Why put her in jail? It wasn't malicious. It was a mistake. How could she possibly know someone would get shot. You people are insane. I'm glad you don't live in my neighborhood.

@@meatpopsicle1567 if she works there, knock on the door and say hey you guys are a little too loud. Way too often, people assume and WE end up dead. Too loud, looks suspicious. Those trigger words get US killed. That’s why.

No just the officer! The woman who made the 911 call was calling about a disturbance. How is she suppose to know some trigger happy cop would shoot a man who came to the door with a gun at his side??? Slow down! Let's just hope for Justice! With your logic we might as well charge the dispatcher for alerting the police also to the call. I hope it never gets to the point where no1 would want to call 911 to help someone they think is in trouble.

@@meatpopsicle1567 Their was no women in his apartment right? You don't know it was not malicious.

The dim bulb shouts "drop the gun" after shooting the victim 6 times.

@@nboddie1036 - exactly. It's just ridiculous police work.

@@nboddie1036 lucky he even said that after the shoot, this is the same department that mag dumps when they see an acorn fall

You obviously don't know what 1st degree murder is. Did the Sheriff show up planning to kill this Airman? Did the Sheriff plan this murder ahead of time? No. It's not 1st degree then.

What you said is dumb. First degree murder is premeditated. He did NOT plan to kill anyone, he got scared and shot someone. Yes, it is a tragedy. The cop should be punished, but the cop did not plan to kill anyone.

It wasn't in any way shape or form first degree murder. Do you have any evidence whatsoever the deputy planned to shoot him in advance?

@@JasonMW45 How is not first degree murder????? He shot right away when the young man wasn’t a threat. If the roles were reversed the young man would have been charged with first degree murder. Again this former deputy needs to be charged with first degree murder. So stop trying to make excuses for this former deputy. 😑😑😑😑😑

​@yankeebait First degree has to be premeditated, though. It wasn't planned out to murder him. Should the cop be in prison? Absolutely, but you have to match the crime with the charges, or else this cop will walk free.

Bro.... its called preventing riots that burn down your small business (if you have one)

Months?

Can he at least have a trial first? Can they at least finish the investigation?

@@meatpopsicle1567Did the Airman get a trial? Did he get a full investigation before he was gunned down???

​@@meatpopsicle1567sounds about white

@@kylecurryyt Relax, before you blow a gasket. Let this take its course. Whether you agree or not, due process takes time. Mob justice is a terrible thing.

@@meatpopsicle1567 stop GASLIGHTING! If caring about an innocent citizen being murdered by law enforcement is blowing a gasket then I will blow one every day. How much does murder affect a family? They will never see their loved one again. The man had a great career and life ahead of him. Not blowing a gasket over this means you are probably one of “them.” I notice you are posting rebuttals to almost every comment. Are you a paid agent of the State?

I agree, the sheriffs department had everything wrong from the beginning and then made things even worse after executing an innocent.

Good thing we vote for sheriff's, huh?

​@noneshere you know how much sh*t you'd get from people if they were smart enough to realize your profile pic is a Russian flag? (Just sayin)

the feds got to him...

@@marvelharris9540 More than likely.

And they will do what about this? Especially the Inspector General.

@@danmilosevich They still have to go through the process and make their report. It's just barely possible that they contacted the police department about what their report was *likely* to say.

@@Quakeboy02 it is not a federal investigation. It occurred off of a military installation. Their investigation, if any, don't mean anything and carries no weight in any jurisdiction. This is a civilian matter.

@@Quakeboy02 the only thing the Air Force will do is make a Line of Duty determination to see if the next of kin/beneficiary receives the insurance and any final pay. This is basically an investigation to see if the Airman is negligent or not in the cause of his death. In this case, and based on the "shooting video" I would say no, my opinion. Now say if the airman had a BAC of oh say 1.0 % and was driving and wrecked his car and died, then more than likely he woould be negligent. The military will not, and can not say the cop is, or is not at fault.

@@danmilosevich Murder is a federal matter.

Maybe the guy on the other side should not have answered the door with a firearm in his hand. There is that, too.

@@meatpopsicle1567 Sooooo, you don't think the Supreme Court was really serious in their decision on the Bruen case? It's not the 70s anymore. It turns out that the 2nd Amendment does actually mean that there is a legal right to bear arms. Sadly, there are still police departments who don't understand that. In my state, and those surrounding me, it's probably a good idea to understand that most of the people around you are armed. It tends to make for a more polite society.

​@@meatpopsicle1567 hush you the type to keep saying you were not in the wrong and get 20+ years in prison 🤣and start crying you could never walk general population PC the whole 20 years unless u gonna click up with some racist group inside that's if that at the compound you're at 💀they gone fold u in half and play in your 🍑and the guards gonna let em 😭

@@meatpopsicle1567 There is no maybe, maybe the fact he moved there got him killed. Maybe the fact he exercised his rights got him killed. If any of you actually listened to the story then you would have heard that he heard a noise looked through the door and saw nothing. He then heard more noise a got his legally owned and possesed firearm and return to the door as was his right and what a lot od people would do. Regardless if he heard it was the police or not. He was shot 6 times while his weapon was at his side and his finger on the slide. Then he was not rendered immediate medical attention. The cop screwed up, I do not know why it's so hard for you all to say that or accept it. You keep trying to justify and blame the serviceman. It was a bad shoot.

I absolutely believe he will serve time in prison for this.

FDLE is handling the homicide investigation. They will determine if it's murder or justifiable. Sheriffs already saying it wasn't justifiable.

Why? All she did was call in a noise complaint. How could she have possibly known someone would get shot?

Yup just like Coffee City Texas. It was a haven for shitty cops. Google coffee city Texas police department.

Um, he got fired. Says so right in the video.

@@meatpopsicle1567 Within the confines of the state, he was let to move to the next “parish,” if you will. To there again commit his transgressions.

The investigation is still ongoing. Curb your outrage.

Because he thought that it was a possible home invasion. He couldn't hear the deputies voice as he was on the Internet with his girlfriend, likely wearing noise cancelling headphones. The only thing that Rodger felt was deep thumping noises coming from the direction of his entry door 🚪. That's why the young Airman secured his peace maker. He never pointed it at the deputy. The deputy started shooting Roger before even telling it asking him to just lay down the weapon. The deputy failed to identify if he was at the right apartment and failed to use basic interpersonal (IPC) skills. He saw a black man with a weapon and thought 'F-it, this black dude is going to die today' and that's where the deputy F-ed up. He though that Roger was a bum or a felon, and that this would get swept under the rug. Turns out Roger was an upstanding young man who served in the uniform of the less than 1%.

@@ronp-eb9bh I think you're sugar coating it with the racism but aside from that I would agree. However, coming from someone who lives in Canada, it is extremely rare that a person would present a deadly threat when opening the door. I feel like that situation makes it extremely dangerous for police to work with people who all have access to weapons. Problem with this is that you have 0.5 seconds to react to a deadly threat and either take the time to kindly ask for the weapon to be dropped and risk getting shot by this stranger or eliminate the deadly threat. Now again, ways to avoid this situation is to clearly and loudly announce yourself as being police or a sheriff and stand at the side of the door so you are not caught in the open frame with a gun facing you, giving time to disengage and reposition yourself to challenge that threat. It is a shit show and avoidable but being in that officer's shoes, it is not unusual for that to have taken place if you consider overall policing practice around the world.

because we have the right to, you dont need a reason to exercise your rights. should you have to justify why you follow a religion or conduct your business or do you have the freedom of self determination?

should we have to answer why we conceal carry or even purchase a gun too? why does anyone need to buy a gun? why does anyone need to carry a gun? it can be a risk to an officers life if you let people purchase guns, we can protect lives if we just confiscate them all and make some peoples jobs easier & safer. we could also apply this logic to knives too, police would be safer if it was a crime to have a concealable pocket knife or pepper spray, why do you need to carry a pocket knife? you wanna stab cops with the knife?

I don't recall any doors being kicked in, but then, I watched the video of this incident and not the other one you obviously watched.

@@meatpopsicle1567 You've got cops in your family, don't you?

@@Quakeboy02 You've got convicts in your family, don't you.

Bet he isnt

@@RadioRich100 How much? Will you bet a week without posting on youtube?

According to the report, he started firing before even a second passed after the door opened.

It’s not a crime to call 911 and report a disturbance

@@lennysmith8851It absolutely is a crime to make a false report to the police.

@@lennysmith8851 It is when your reporting the wrong house/apartment, giving wrong information, and it gets someone killed because you were too lazy to make sure your info was accurate before reporting it.

@@mattgbam perhaps the lady made a mistake? Perhaps there was screaming going on? Again it is not illegal for someone to call 911 and report a disturbance they genuinely believe is going on. But clearly people just want to witch hunt.

The woman gave the officer contradictory information in the video that I watched. She told him first that she did not know exactly where the yelling was coming from but then she told him an exact apartment number obviously wasn’t where the yelling was coming from since he was alone in the apartment.

FDLE is doing the criminal investigation. This is a signal that murder charges are imminent.

Why? Is she supposed to know this trigger happy cop would be the one to show up and shoot someone? How is she to blame? All she did was phone in a complaint.

the thin blue line that separates them from us peasants who actually have to follow the law

He thought it was a home invasion, was on a FaceTime call with his girlfriend and did not hear the deputy’s instructions clearly from behind the door.

Because he knew there was a cop on the other side, and the radical black went to get a gun to start something. The cop finished it.

Because there is no law against it. Even in California you are permitted to carry in and on your property.

​@@danmilosevich The only ones that answer the door with a gun in hand are paranoid people and criminals.

@@heatheryllanes6925 thanks for the sensible answer.

@@RadioRich100 he knew there was a cop how?

@@Ottestad1898 they haven’t charged him yet, that’s what I pointed out,

@@Ottestad1898 they haven’t charged him yet, that’s what I pointed out,

What training? What kind of training do you mean?

​@@meatpopsicle1567police training, they are taught unconstitutional practices. Like stopoing ppl and demanding ID's.

@@heightsofsagarmatha Actually, that is evidence of a LACK of training. No one trains how to violate the constitution. Try again.

@meatpopsicle1567 yes they do, some departments/academies train officers to conduct fishing trip traffic stops. That's unlawful because it violates presumption of innocence. The police don't give a sh*t so it's up to citizens and lawmakers to explicitly outlaw this. The military treats ppl from other countries better than US police treat citizens from our own country.

To be fair, having the police check out a potential disturbance or domestic violence incident shouldn't end in anyone dying. My mom was in an abusive relationship when I was a kid and the neighbors would call the cops all the time because they heard screaming. Nobody ever got shot. This wasn't how it was supposed to play out even if she'd given the right apartment number. She probably was confused. She shouldn't have told them any apartment number unless she was sure, but they weren't supposed to just stroll into an apartment and kill him. It's likely she confused his apartment with the apartment where they'd called multiple domestic violence calls before. Also, she says it is apartment 1401 and his apartment was supposedly on the 3rd floor?