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Porchia Patterson

Case from Tooele, UT dated Aug 18, 2022

Victim Details

Porchia Patterson

Male

Black / African American

Tooele

UT

2022-08-18

35

Porchia

Patterson

07/05/2026

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On the evening of August 18, 2022, in Tooele, Utah, the life of 35-year-old Porchia Patterson, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in her own home. The events of that evening unfolded within the walls of the Settlement Canyon Apartments, where an argument between Porchia and her husband, Michael Leroy Patterson, escalated with fatal consequences. Their children were home at the time of the incident.

Neighbors reported hearing screams followed by a "loud boom" coming ...
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  • The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah man charged after children find mother fatally shot in Tooele apartment
  • Gephardt Daily: Court documents: Tooele man confessed to wife’s fatal shooting | Gephardt Daily
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