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Disputes over the policies, conduct, and oversight of law enforcement agencies.
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2 statements on this page. Dates: January 13, 2026 to June 22, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: January 13, 2026 to June 22, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: January 13, 2026 to June 22, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: June 22, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: June 22, 2026
Role at the time: attorney for the family of Keith Porter Jr.
Statement summary
Family attorney Jamal Tooson said witness accounts contradict DHS's version of an exchange of gunfire, arguing the official account, if true, would already have cleared the agent rather than leaving the case unresolved months later.
“If it actually happened the way the officer said it did, it would have been an open and shut case.”
Explanatory backgrounder summarizing the case roughly six months on, including the family's tort claim language, autopsy findings, and witness accounts disputing DHS's claim that Porter and Palacios exchanged gunfire.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Tooson directly denies the factual basis of DHS's self-defense account, citing witnesses who said they heard only three shots from a single weapon and did not hear the agent identify himself, and an autopsy showing Porter was shot three times, all of which he argues rule out an exchange of gunfire.
1 published statement. Dates: January 13, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: January 13, 2026
Role at the time: attorney for the family of Keith Porter Jr.
Statement summary
Family attorney Jamal Tooson disputed DHS's self-defense framing, arguing the agent chose to move toward the sound of gunfire rather than staying safely inside and calling police.
“He claims he heard gunshots were getting closer to his apartment, but rather than staying at a position of safety, he left his apartment and went downstairs to what would be a position of danger.”
Covers the Jan. 13, 2026 LA Police Commission meeting where Porter's family and community advocates sought answers and demanded the agent be identified, arrested, and charged.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Tooson does not deny that shots were fired near the agent's apartment, but he rejects DHS's framing of the agent as a defender forced to act; he argues the agent's own choice to leave a position of safety undercuts the claim that shooting Porter was a necessary defensive response.
