SAY HIS NAME: KEITH PORTER JR.

 SAY HIS NAME: KEITH PORTER JR.

THE EXECUTION OF KEITH PORTER JR.

Why We Refuse the State’s Narrative

The killing of Keith Porter Jr. on New Year’s Eve in Northridge exposes a truth the state works hard to hide: the so-called “war on immigrants” has always been a war on Black people. While officials argue policy and borders, Keith bled on the pavement outside his own home. The near-total silence from national media is not accidental—it protects the man who killed him. This is why we say, without compromise: Black Lives Matter.

The Truth vs. the “Active Shooter” Lie

The Department of Homeland Security rushed to brand the shooter, Brian Palacios, a “hero” who stopped an “active shooter.” That story collapses under scrutiny.

  • Vigilantism, Not Enforcement: Palacios was off duty. He was not dispatched. He chose to put on tactical gear, take his service weapon, and hunt a neighbor celebrating the New Year.

  • Zero Accountability: Any civilian who masked up and armed themselves to “investigate” a neighbor would be arrested. Palacios walks free because the federal government is shielding him.

  • The Devaluation of Black Life: Keith was a father, a jokester, a beloved neighbor. The state’s immediate attempt to label him a “terrorist” follows a familiar white supremacist script to justify the unjustifiable.

Why the Narrative Must Be Reclaimed

Saying Black Lives Matter here makes three things clear:

  1. Keith Is the Victim, Not the Suspect. We reject the “active shooter” lie. Firing into the air is a citation—not a death sentence.

  2. Federal Agencies Are Acting as Occupying Forces. When ICE agents feel entitled to act as judge and executioner in residential communities, they are occupying forces.

  3. Erasure Is Violence. Excluding Keith from “ICE death” counts is an attempt to split immigration struggles from Black struggle. We refuse that division.

“He wasn’t a threat. He was turning to go back into his home… Anybody else who performed this type of cowardly vigilantism would have already been arrested.” — Jsané Tyler, Keith’s cousin

SAY HIS NAME: KEITH PORTER JR.

We do not want “reform” for the agency that killed him. We want justice.

We demand:

  • The immediate arrest of Brian Palacios.

  • The release of all 911 audio and forensic evidence.

  • An end to federal immunity that protects killers in our neighborhoods.

The Facts

  • Victim: Keith Porter Jr., 43, father of two

  • Shooter: Brian Palacios, off-duty ICE agent

  • Status: No charges filed; LAPD claims an “ongoing investigation”

  • Public Demand: Black Lives Matter–LA has delivered 18,000+ signatures demanding Palacios’ arrest and prosecution


Keith Porter Jr. should be alive—raising his daughters, laughing with his neighbors. He should not be reduced to a footnote in immigration statistics. His death proves a simple truth: a federal bullet does not ask for your passport—it only sees your skin.

SAY HIS NAME: KEITH PORTER JR.