George Porter was an 18-year-old African American who was killed on December 28, 2000, during the Lex Street Massacre in Philadelphia. Ten people were shot inside a crack house that night; seven, including Porter, died. Early investigation suggested a drug turf war, but later inquiry attributed the shootings to a dispute over a car.

Porter had traded a Dodge Intrepid for a Chevrolet Corsica; the Corsica developed mechanical problems and Porter sought to get the Dodge back, and the disagreement escalated into the massacre. Four suspects—Jermel Lewis, Sacon Youk, Hezekiah Thomas, and Quiante Perrin—were arrested early on but charges were dropped after 18 months for lack of evidence. In 2002 brothers Dawud and Khalid Faruqi, Shihean Black, and Bruce Veney were later charged and convicted; the Faruqi brothers accepted plea deals that resulted in life sentences rather than the death penalty.

The initial arrestees later received a $1.9 million settlement for wrongful arrest, and family members such as Porter’s sister Tameka have worked to keep the victims remembered.