In the late summer of 2015, a violent act shattered the peace of a Denver neighborhood and ended the life of a beloved family man. On the evening of Tuesday, September 1st, 33-year-old Dwayne Earl Jeremy Banks, Sr. was found deceased outside a residence on the 2600 block of Grape Street. He had sustained apparent gunshot wounds. The initial response from law enforcement was a death investigation, but it soon became a priority for the Denver Police Department as they sought to bring justice for
Banks's untimely death.
Dwayne, born on June 1, 1982, in Denver, was a father to a son and a daughter. Known to be a hard-working and dedicated individual, he was the CEO of his own cleaning business, Spic and Span Cleaners. His family remembered him as a fun-loving young man who, despite being surrounded by negative influences, focused his energy on his children, his nieces, his dogs, and his business. He was a graduate of George Washington High School and was cherished by his parents, siblings, and his devoted companion.
In the days following the shooting, the investigation quickly centered on a suspect. The Denver Police Department identified 24-year-old Charles Porter III as the individual they were seeking in connection with Banks's murder. An arrest warrant for first-degree murder was issued for Porter. The search for him was short-lived, as he was apprehended on Friday, September 4, near the intersection of West Colfax and Kalamath. The arrest brought a swift, if somber, development to a case that had tragically cut short the life of Dwayne Banks.
