Race-Baiting Lawyers Claim Man’s Life ‘Stolen’ By ICE — Turns Out He Shot At Officer

Civil rights attorneys frame the New Year’s Eve death of Keith Porter Jr., 43, as yet another example of federal overreach and racial injustice, but law enforcement sources and video evidence paint a different picture.

An off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Porter on New Year’s Eve. Los Angeles civil rights lawyer Ben Crump said Porter’s life was “stolen” by an ICE agent and pledged to “stand with Keith Porter Jr.’s family until there is justice, transparency, and answers.”

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Another lawyer representing the family, Lee Merritt, made the same claims as Crump.

“Authorities allege Keith fired celebratory gunshots into the air as midnight approached. An off-duty ICE agent who lived in the building confronted him and shot him. The agent’s name has not been released, and LAPD has not interviewed him, citing federal protocols,” Merritt wrote.

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At a press conference, authorities said the agent believed the gunfire was moving closer to his residence and said Porter aimed the rifle at him during the confrontation. Other reporting said the agent described the shooting as self-defense, while Porter’s family and community advocates dispute that account and demand accountability and transparency.

The DHS did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

(Featured Image Media Credit: Customs Enforcement/Creative Commons/Flickr)

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Race-Baiting Lawyers Claim Man’s Life ‘Stolen’ By ICE — Turns Out He Shot At Officer