Robert Porter was a 28-year-old Philadelphia Police Department officer who was shot and killed on the night of January 19, 1996. Porter was off-duty and seated in a vehicle with another off-duty officer outside Scooter’s Lounge at 38th and Lancaster streets when three men approached. The suspects recognized them as police officers, an argument started, and the suspects opened fire as the officers tried to drive away. Porter was struck in the head and pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The other officer, who had testified against one of the suspects earlier that day, survived and was the apparent intended target.

Two suspects named in the case were Brian Young, 19, and Dwayne Brown, 22; a third suspect remained at large while the investigation continued. Porter had served seven years as an undercover narcotics officer. He was survived by a stepson, two siblings, and his parents. Does anyone have information about the third suspect or remembered the area around Scooter’s Lounge that night?