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CHARLOTTE, NC – A mom is pleading for someone to come forward after her son was murdered in West Charlotte.Β It’s been just over a week since 27-year-old Rashad Porter was found dead along Major Street, near Freedom Drive.
Sunday night, dozens of family and friends gathered to pray at a vigil near the spot where he was gunned down.Β For Porter’s mother, the emotion is still raw.
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Β “It’s going to come out. Really soon. Cause somebody’s gonna talk. Somebody’s conscience is going to get to them,” says Emma Porter Riley.
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Neighbors say there was an unusual amount of cars and activity along the street in the hours before the gunfire.Β They think there was a party going on at a house around the corner.
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Porter’s Aunt says she hopes the vigil will encourage someone to go to police.Β “He was like a son to me. And I just hope justice can be done,” says Karen Porter.
