In the pre-dawn hours of August 31, 2024, a ShotSpotter activation brought officers to Auburn and Ellison streets in Paterson, New Jersey. Responding police found 41-year-old Raheem Edward Porter lying face down with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center and pronounced deceased. Porter was identified as a resident of Paterson and the son of Charles Edward McClendon and Delores Porter.

A joint investigation by the Paterson Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office led to the arrest of 37-year-old Daquann Barnes of Paterson on September 2, 2024. Barnes was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses; the prosecutor announced plans to seek pre-trial detention. A visitation for Porter was scheduled for September 21, 2024, at Holy Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Paterson.

Anyone with information about this homicide is asked to contact investigators.