Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

George Porter

Name: George Porter
Age: 79
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/01/2014
Location: 16th Street and Riverside Drive
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202
County: Marion
Agency: Marion County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A Sunday morning police pursuit of a 19-year-old who stole a car at gunpoint climaxed with the suspect's Camry colliding with Porter's Accord, killing the older man. The suspect fled the scene and was found trying to hide in the trees of a golf course.
Unique ID: 14588

News article: Link






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