Xavier Porter was 29 and lived in Perris, California when he was shot to death on December 18, 2021. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault with a deadly weapon call at about 6:24 p.m. at a strip mall in the 2100 block of North Perris Boulevard and found Porter suffering from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The death was classified as a homicide and detectives from the Central Homicide Unit and the Perris Station took over the investigation. The strip mall parking lot was treated as a crime scene while detectives collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses. Authorities did not disclose how many shots were fired or the precise location where Porter’s body was found.

No arrests had been made and no suspects were publicly identified in the immediate aftermath, and the motive remained unknown with investigators not ruling out possibilities including gang-related activity. Anyone who may have information about what happened is asked to come forward.