December 15, 2022 - Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal shooting of a man at 4213 Alice Street about 2 a.m. on February 25.

The suspect, Ivory Duke Williams, 22, is charged with murder in the 185th State District Court. A booking photo of Williams is attached to this news release.

He is accused in the death of LePreston Porter, 36.

HPD Homicide Division Detective A. Graf and Investigator S. Chettry reported:

Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the above address and found Mr. Porter in a ditch suffering from a gunshot wound. Paramedics transported Porter to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased the following day.

During the preliminary investigation, a female stated her vehicle had gotten stuck in a ditch at the above address and several unknown persons attempted to assist her. At that point, she stated Porter walked up to her and pointed a gun at her. The female then fled the scene on foot and said she heard gunshots, but was not aware Porter had been shot. The female called 9-1-1 and said the unknown suspects fled in a dark-colored sedan.

Further investigation identified Williams as the suspect in this case. HPD SWAT officers arrested Williams on Wednesday (December 14) without incident.