On May 15, 2023, a violent altercation on Indianapolis’s east side ended with 52-year-old Eric Lamarr Portis Sr. dying of a gunshot wound. Officers were sent to the 2300 block of Barnor Drive, near East 21st Street and North Arlington Avenue, and arrived about 1:00 p.m. First responders found Portis with a gunshot injury and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition; he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, and the Marion County Coroner’s Office attributed his death to the shooting.

Homicide detectives reported the shooting followed a physical fight between two men that escalated into gunfire. The person who fired the weapon remained at the scene and cooperated with police; someone was taken into custody for questioning, but no charges or suspect identity were released in initial public reports. If anyone knew Eric Portis Sr., was at or near Barnor Drive that afternoon, or has information about the altercation, please share what is known.