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Family seeks grand jury in ICE agent shooting

Keith Porter Jr.’s family asks L.A. County DA Hochman to send the case to a grand jury after the New Year’s Eve killing.
WHO: Keith Porter Jr.’s family and attorney Jamal Tooson; Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman; off-duty ICE agent; neighbor Brian Palacios
WHAT: Family requests a grand jury review of the shooting that killed Keith Porter Jr. by an off-duty ICE agent
WHEN: Aug 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM ET
WHERE: Northridge, Los Angeles, CA
WHY: The family says Porter was not a threat and wants the decision on criminal charges left to a panel of county residents.

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