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CHARLES
W. ELMORE
1945 - 1979
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J.
ROBERT PORTER
1935 - 1979
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On August 9, 1979, Special Agents Charles W. Elmore
and J. Robert Porter were shot and killed by an
assailant while in the FBI office in El Centro,
California. The individual who opened fire on the
Agents also took his own life.
SA Elmore was born in May of 1945 in Seattle,
Washington. A graduate of the University of Washington
at Seattle, he entered on duty as a Special Agent
with the FBI in 1972. In 1978, he was assigned
to the El Centro Resident Agency of the San Diego
field office.
SA Porter was born in March of 1935 in Heber,
Arizona. He entered on duty as a Special Agent
in 1967 and was assigned to the San Antonio field
office. In 1978, he was assigned to the El Centro
Resident Agency of the FBI field office in San
Diego.