Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Byron Porter was shot and killed when he interrupted a robbery at a local cleaners and dyers store.
Several men were arrested, including the son of a former police chief, but all were released due to insufficient evidence. The only thing police knew for sure is that it was gang related.
Patrolman Porter had served with the LaGrange Police Department for 30 years.
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30 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Porter gave the LaGrange Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the LaGrange community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Porter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Byron Wilkinson Porter is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At LaGrange Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Byron Wilkinson Porter's cause is highlighted.
How Byron Wilkinson Porter Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Byron Wilkinson Porter is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Byron Wilkinson Porter was killed by gun.
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