Willie Porter was 33 when he was shot on the night of June 16, 2015, in the 8700 block of North Broadway in St. Louis. Officers found Porter alive with gunshot wounds to his face and shoulder and rushed him to a local hospital, but he later died from those injuries. Another man, 37-year-old Larry McGee, was found dead at the scene with gunshot wounds to his chest and back.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation into the double homicide. Initial reports did not identify any suspects or a motive, and there were no immediate arrests announced. If anyone knew Porter, McGee, or observed activity around North Broadway that night, investigators would welcome new information.