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Xavier Portlock

Case from Mobile, AL dated May 20, 2020

Victim Details

Xavier Portlock

Male

Black / African American

Mobile

AL

2020-05-20

27

Xavier

Portlock

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the late morning of May 20, 2020, the life of 27-year-old Xavier Portlock was tragically cut short in the parking lot of the Sunset on The Bayou Apartments in Mobile, Alabama. Portlock was in the process of securing his children in his car when he was fatally shot ten times. When police arrived at the scene on Brill Road around 9:54 a.m., they discovered Portlock suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He succumbed to his injuries at the location.

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    Has anyone else been thinking about the impact this terrible incident must have had on Xavier's kids... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the fact that Xavier's children had to witness that horrible day. It ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the Xavier Sowels-Portlock case? My heart goes out to his family, esp... ...Read More
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