Porchia Patterson

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

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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