Tyler Perry’s Nephew Dead After Hanging Himself in Prison
Written by SOURCE on February 27, 2020
TMZ reports Tyler Perry’s nephew Gavin Porter died on Tuesday by hanging himself while in solitary confinement. Porter was 26.
Porter, who was serving a 20-year sentence at the Union Parish Detention Center in Farmerville, Louisiana, was placed in solitary on Saturday night after he allegedly got into a fight that involved several inmates this past weekend, according to the News Star. Guards said that they checked on him at 6 p.m. Tuesday, and Porter appeared to be fine. A little more than two hours later, they checked on him again, and found him with a bedsheet wrapped around his neck.
Porter’s immediate family, which includes his mother, who is Perry’s sister, were told that there was no suspicious activity that contributed to his death. However, they have their doubts. An investigation is already underway with Porter’s body being sent to Arkansas for an autopsy.
Porter was charged in October 2016 with second-degree murder for fatally shooting his biological father in front of his mother after an argument got out of hand. Perry has yet to comment on his nephew’s death.
