Joseph Jermaine “Joe” Porter

How they died

Deadly force

According to reports, an officer radioed that he'd heard gunshots coming from the direction of Club Babylon at 3 a.m. Several other officers responded and saw that three people had been shot near the front entrance. Officer Ronnie Lusk and other officers entered the club with guns drawn. Lusk said he grabbed Joseph Jermaine "Joe" Porter's arm when he refused to stop. Porter allegedly pointed a handgun at Lusk, who then shot Porter. The bullet went through Porter's right arm and became lodged in his spine. Porter died from the injury. In January 2011, Lusk shot and wounded Mitchell L. Dunn, 51.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Joseph Jermaine “Joe” Porter, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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