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Rashiem Porter

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 11, 2017

Victim Details

Rashiem Porter

Male

Black / African American

Birmingham

AL

2017-01-11

36

Rashiem

Porter

07/04/2026

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Rashiem Porter, a 36-year-old Black man from Birmingham, Alabama, was killed on January 11, 2017, in a burst of violence that unfolded outside a convenience store near Pearson Avenue Southwest and 17th Place Southwest. That night, according to Birmingham police and local reporting, Porter arrived at the store and almost immediately became involved in a confrontation with other men, a clash investigators believed was not random but tied to prior bad blood. Surveillance footage reviewed by police ...
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  • AL.com: Man shot to death outside Birmingham store after his mom was pistol-whipped
  • AL.com: 'I brought my kids here for a better life': Mom talks about son killed while defending her
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