"Keith "Pooter" Porter was a lot of things: a jack of all trades who worked dozens of jobs, a proud "girl dad" to his two daughters, an avid fisherman, a die-hard San Francisco 49ers fan and a "performer" who loved to drive a room to laughter with his "goofy" antics, friends and relatives said. But, they contend, Porter wasn't the threat Trump administration officials claimed he was after an off-duty U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed him in Northridge on New Year's Eve."
"That is far from the truth. I can't even fathom that idea of him being looked at in a negative light. Calling the officer a hero, before any investigation had been conducted ... this is ridiculous," Metoyer, 45, said."
"In a statement issued last week, Tricia McLaughlin, chief spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, claimed Porter was suspected to be an "active shooter," and said he was killed following an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty ICE agent at the Village Pointe Apartments on Roscoe Boulevard."
Adrian Metoyer reacted angrily after government officials described his best friend, Keith "Pooter" Porter, as an "active shooter" and threat to the community following Porter's death. Friends and relatives described Porter as a multi-job worker, a devoted father, an avid fisherman and a performer who brought laughter. Loved ones and activists acknowledged Porter may have been armed but maintained he was celebrating the new year, not firing at anyone. DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said Porter was suspected to be an "active shooter" and died after an exchange of gunfire with an off-duty ICE agent who lived at the apartment complex and was described as "protecting his community." The killing renewed scrutiny of immigration agents' use of deadly force after a separate Minneapolis shooting.
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