Franceola Armstrong
Role at the time: mother of Keith Porter Jr.
Condemned
Statement summary
Porter's mother, Franceola Armstrong, told the Los Angeles City Council her son did not deserve to be killed and called for justice, describing his death as a life "snatched" from the family.
“He didn't deserve this. He was on his way back. He didn't even get to pop the champagne. He didn't get to say goodbye. I just want to touch my baby one last time, kiss his face and hold him. I don't have him. His life was snatched from us. Lord, please, I just wish you could get justice for my child.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Mother of LA man killed by ICE agent speaks out amid anger over MN shooting · MyNewsLAMyNewsLA, Jan. 9, 2026
Covers Franceola Armstrong's Jan. 9, 2026 remarks to the Los Angeles City Council, made amid national attention on the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
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Armstrong's statement that her son "didn't deserve this" and that his life was "snatched" from the family directly characterizes the shooting as a wrongful killing rather than a justified use of force, and her call for "justice" presses for accountability rather than accepting the self-defense account.