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Ishmael Porter

Case from Elkhart, IN dated May 26, 2019

Victim Details

Ishmael Porter

Male

Black / African American

Elkhart

IN

2019-05-26

25

Ishmael

Porter

07/06/2026

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In the late spring of 2019, a violent encounter in Elkhart, Indiana, cut short the life of 25-year-old Ishmael Hykiesh Porter. On May 26th, on a residential block of Sherman Street, an argument escalated to a fatal conclusion. Witnesses reported that following a dispute, a woman pointed a handgun at Porter and fired. After he collapsed to the ground, she proceeded to shoot him several more times. Porter was found critically injured and was rushed to a hospital in South Bend, where he ultimately ...
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  • Man dies in Elkhart shooting
  • Ishmael Porter Life Story | May 26, 2019 | Elkhart, IN
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