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On August 9, 1979, Special Agent Charles W. Elmore was tragically killed in the line of duty at the FBI office in El Centro, California. Elmore, along with his colleague Special Agent J. Robert Porter, was shot by an assailant who had entered the office under the pretense of discussing a Freedom of Information Act request. The assailant, armed with a shotgun and a .38-caliber pistol, opened fire on the agents. Agent Porter was the first to confront the shooter and was fatally wounded during the ...Read More
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Charles W. Elmore
Male
White / Caucasian
El-centro
CA
1979-08-09
Charles
Elmore
12/01/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been reading up on the tragic events from August 9, 1979, and what stands out to me is the brav... ...Read More
09/29/2024
09/29/2024
Has anyone else come across any articles or interviews detailing what changes were actually implemen... ...Read More
08/31/2024
08/31/2024
I've been reading about the tragic events of August 9, 1979, at the El Centro FBI office, and it's a... ...Read More
05/24/2023
05/24/2023
