Michael DeShon Porter, a 35-year-old Black man from Natchitoches, Louisiana, was shot and killed outside the Motel 6 on the Highway 1 By-Pass in the early morning of July 11, 2023. Officers arrived at about 2:19 a.m. after a report of a gunshot victim; Porter was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office. His obituary records his full name and confirms the July 11 death in Natchitoches.

Investigators quickly widened the probe. By July 12, police identified Matthew Robinson of Natchitoches as the primary suspect and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder, warning the public he was considered armed and dangerous. Detectives arrested Ambrea Howard of Natchitoches on a principal-to-second-degree-murder charge, and later sought Trevonte Jefferson on a similar principal allegation; Jefferson’s name appears on a jail roster with a July 18, 2023 booking date. Robinson was later located and arrested in Arkansas and returned to face the Louisiana charge.

Did anyone in the community have information about Michael Porter’s movements that night or recognize any of the names connected to the case?