In the early hours of a mid-June morning in 2015, the sound of gunfire shattered the quiet of a North St. Louis neighborhood, leaving two men clinging to life. One of those men was 33-year-old Willie Porter. When officers from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department arrived at the 8700 block of N. Broadway, they discovered a grim scene. Porter, along with another man, Larry McGee, had been shot multiple times.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, and while McGee was
pronounced dead from gunshot wounds to his chest and back, Porter was found still breathing. He had sustained grievous injuries, with gunshots to his face and shoulder. Paramedics worked quickly to stabilize him before rushing him to a nearby hospital. Despite their efforts, Willie Porter's injuries proved to be too severe, and he succumbed to them at the hospital, becoming the second victim of this fatal shooting.
The double homicide rocked the community, adding to a string of violence that had plagued the city. In the immediate aftermath, the police launched an investigation into the killings of Porter and McGee. However, details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting were scarce. No information regarding any potential suspects or motives was released to the public.
In the years that have passed since the violent deaths of Willie Porter and Larry McGee, the case has grown cold. There have been no subsequent announcements of any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with the double homicide. The story of that tragic June morning remains unfinished, a painful chapter for the families of the two men whose lives were cut short by gunfire. The question of who was responsible for their deaths, and why, remains unanswered.
