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List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, October 2023

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United Statesin October 2023, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description.The table below lists 93 people.


October 2023

DateName (age) of deceasedRaceLocationDescription
2023-10-31unidentified maleUnknownLas Vegas, NevadaPolice responded to reports of a stabbing and encountered a suspect holding a knife. A police officer hit the man with a police car as he walked into the road, and he died on the scene. The stabbing victim later died at the hospital.[1]
2023-10-31unidentified maleLatinoSan Jacinto, California[2]
2023-10-31unidentified maleUnknownAlamosa, Colorado[3]
2023-10-31Sean Dyment (23)UnknownRumford, MaineRumford Police officers were talking to a person in front of the Rumford Police station. The person said they were being followed by an unknown stranger. Suddenly, Dyment drove up to the police station and was shot after allegedly "confronting" officers with a rifle.[4]
2023-10-31unidentified maleUnknownCottonwood Heights, UtahA man wielding swords was shot and killed by police responding to a domestic violence call.[5]
2023-10-30Timothy Thomas (21)UnknownTok, AlaskaA trooper responded to reports of a man trying to break into a motel and encountered Thomas holding an AK-47. The trooper fatally shot Thomas with a handgun.[6]
2023-10-29LaVaughn Coleman (21)Black[7]Odenton, MarylandColeman died on December 14 from injuries he sustained after being tased by a Arundel County police officer.[8]
2023-10-29Christopher H. Whittle (49)WhiteAiken, South Carolina[9]
2023-10-29Abigail Lopez (20)LatinoAnaheim, CaliforniaLopez was shot and killed at a bus stop on the 1200 block of S. Anaheim Blvd by Anaheim Police officers. She was shot she when pointed a rifle BB gun in their direction.[10]
2023-10-28Vernard Toney Jr. (13)BlackWashington, D.C.An off-duty federal security officer shot and killed Toney after he and another boy allegedly tried to carjack the officer while Toney held his hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. The security officer's gun was the only firearm recovered from the scene.[11]
2023-10-28David Rojas Sr. (53)UnknownSan Bernardino, California[12]
2023-10-27unidentified maleUnknownSomerset, Kentucky[13]
2023-10-27Lazaro Enriquez (36)UnknownHenderson, NevadaPolice responded to reports of a man cutting himself and vandalizing a home. During the confrontation the Enriquez told police to shoot him and briefly aggressed a nearby civilian. After the stand-off an officer tased Enriquez before officers shot and killed him.[14][15]
2023-10-26Frederick Davis (37)UnknownIndianapolis, Indiana[16][17]
2023-10-26Gilbert Garibay (73)UnknownMerced, CaliforniaAt around 1 AM, Garibay was reportedly jumping in front of passing vehicles in 3300 Block of M Street. When two Merced Police arrived , Garibay allegedly lunged at the with a knife & was then shot.[18]
2023-10-26unidentified maleUnknownClinton, North CarolinaClinton Police were called to home in regarding a domestic disturbance in Clinton. While searching the home for the suspect, officers found the male hiding in a closet and, was shot & killed after he allegedly pointed a firearm at one of the officers.[19]
2023-10-26unidentified maleUnknownStockton, California[20]
2023-10-25unidentified femaleUnknownPalm Coast, Florida[21]
2023-10-25Brand Barry (22)WhiteRound Lake Beach, Illinois[22]
2023-10-25Christina McKinney (34)WhiteEvansville, Indiana[23]
2023-10-24Ronald Nelson Jr (54)BlackWest Palm Beach, Florida[24]
2023-10-24Rasheem Edwards (26)BlackOcala, Florida[25][26]
2023-10-24unidentified maleUnknownKent, Washington[27]
2023-10-24Brayden Barnhouse (19)WhiteNew Pittsburg, Indiana[28][29]
2023-10-24Darcel Edwards (35)BlackIndianapolis, IndianaFollowing a traffic stop and chase police surrounded Edwards' vehicle after he crashed. They located Edwards up in a nearby tree, where he told officers to kill him. Following a standoff Police shot Edwards after he allegedly reached for his pocket. Police found a gun holster but no gun on Edwards.[30]
2023-10-23Kevin FoyWhiteGermantown, WisconsinPolice were called to reports of a man acting erratically near a middle school. When officers arrived Foy climbed onto the school's roof and allegedly fired at police. Following a shootout Foy was killed.[31]
2023-10-23unidentified maleUnknownLincoln, Nebraska[32]
2023-10-23Ruben Garcia (34)LatinoSan Antonio, TexasOfficers shot and killed Garcia at an apartment. Police Chief William McManus said an officer chased Garcia after seeing him flashing a gun in his waistband. According to McManus the officer and Garcia struggled over the gun before the officer stepped back and shot him. One neighbor disputed the police account and claimed Garcia had his hands behind his back when he was shot.[33][34]
2023-10-22Daniel Kempf (24)WhiteHomestead, Florida[35][36]
2023-10-22unidentified maleUnknownAustin, Texas[37]
2023-10-22unidentified maleUnknownVinton, Ohio[38]
2023-10-20Michael Strenk (48)WhiteProspect, ConnecticutPolice responded to reports of a disturbance at a home. Police encountered Strenk, who threw a knife at an officer through a window. Police then shot Strenk after he charged at officers with a second knife. Strenk's death was the third police shooting in Connecticut within a week.[39][40]
2023-10-20Marthely Theodore (26)UnknownSmyrna, Georgia[41]
2023-10-20William Frank Lee (38)UnknownKilleen, TexasPolice responded after a report that Lee had stabbed his brother. Police shot and killed Lee, who allegedly had a knife.[42][43]
2023-10-19Arthur Porter (33)BlackWashington DC[44]
2023-10-18Yong Lin (46)AsianRound Lake, IllinoisA woman called police to report that her friend's relative had possibly committed suicide. Officers entered Lin's home and found him unconscious and bleeding on a mattress. As deputies provided aid Lin woke up and grabbed a meat cleaver. Police shot Lin as he allegedly ran towards them with the cleaver.[45]
2023-10-17Todd Pearce (30)WhiteCentralia, Illinois[46]
2023-10-17Richard Rodriguez (18)UnknownSan Antonio, Texas[47]
2023-10-16Donald Passmore (62)WhiteWallingford, ConnecticutPolice responded to a report that Passmore had shot himself and encountered him lying in bed with a revolver. After a confrontation officers shot Passmore when he allegedly reached for the gun.[48]
2023-10-16Donald Guffey Jr. (59)WhiteNew Castle, Indiana[49]
2023-10-16Leonard Cure (53)BlackCamden County, GeorgiaPolice pulled over Cure on the I-95 for speeding. Cure was then tased by the officer when he refused to put his hands behind his back. A physical struggle then followed as the officer attempted to arrest him. The officer then fatally shot him. Cure had previously been exonerated for a wrongful conviction in Broward County, Florida in 2020.[50]
2023-10-16unidentified personUnknownSilverthorne, Colorado[51]
2023-10-16unidentified maleUnknownEl Paso, Texas[52]
2023-10-16Anthony Meyers (35)WhiteUnion, West VirginiaPolice located Meyers, wanted on federal charges and suspected of breaking into homes. Finding him in a wooded area, police shot and killed Meyers when he allegedly pointed a rifle at police.[53]
2023-10-15Jamie Grant (44)BlackHartford, ConnecticutPolice responding to reports of a man threatening people with a gun shot and killed the man following a shoot-out.[54]
2023-10-15Joseph Pate (39)UnknownRed Bluff, California[55]
2023-10-14Sharron Sangster Lee (49)BlackShelby County, TennesseeA sheriff's deputy killed his wife, a corrections officer, and himself in a murder-suicide.[56]
2023-10-14unidentified maleUnknownFond Du Lac, Wisconsin[57]
2023-10-14unidentified maleUnknownDe Leon, Texas[58]
2023-10-14George Holland (68)WhiteSikeston, MissouriPolice responded to reports of an armed man at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Following a stand-off police shot and killed the man.[59]
2023-10-13Geoffrey Walker (30)BlackDecatur, Georgia[60]
2023-10-12Jesus Herman Madera-Duran (18)UnknownPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMadera-Duran and several others were breaking into vehicles at a Philadelphia International Airport parking garage when two officers confronted them. The thieves and police entered a shootout, ending with both Madera-Duran and Officer Richard Mendez being shot. Mendez was taken to the hospital where he died, while Madera-Duran was dropped off at another hospital, where he also died.[61]
2023-10-12Ricco Acevedo (45)LatinoYoungstown, Ohio[62]
2023-10-12unidentified maleUnknownHuntsville, Texas[63]
2023-10-11Arnicious Odom Jr (20)BlackMiami, Florida[64]
2023-10-11Tyler McCleve (33)WhiteFairfield, Utah[65]
2023-10-11Idelonso Janeiro Rodríguez (83)LatinoIsabela, Puerto RicoA Puerto Rican police officer, José Miguel Centeno Sánchez, killed Rodríguez and Cruzado at their home, where he had been employed as a handyman. Sánchez committed suicide as a SWAT team arrived at his home.[66]
Angélica Adorno Cruzado (77)
2023-10-10Thomas Evans (58)WhiteBonifay, Florida[67]
2023-10-10Michael Bajorek (32)UnknownSarasota, Florida[68]
2023-10-10Alan Weber (54)WhiteElwood, New YorkPolice responded to Weber's home after a report of a man acting violently. When officers arrived, Weber, a former professional fencer, allegedly approached them wearing a fencing mask and holding a sword. Police tased Weber, then shot him when he allegedly charged at them.[69]
2023-10-10Caleb Hooten (22)BlackFort Valley, Georgia[70]
2023-10-09unidentified maleUnknownPahrump, Nevada[71]
2023-10-09Joshua Kersey (30)WhiteAntioch, Tennessee[72]
2023-10-09Zhanyuan Yang (31)AsianSan Francisco, CaliforniaYang drove a sedan through the entrance of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco. According to a witness, Yang then exited the vehicle and shouted "Where is the CCP?". Police shot and killed Yang, who they stated had a crossbow and knives.[73][74][75]
2023-10-08James Cook (58)UnknownRossville, Georgia[76]
2023-10-08Mary Meister (69)WhiteWillow Grove, Pennsylvania[77]
2023-10-08unidentified maleUnknownRice Lake, Wisconsin[78]
2023-10-07unidentified maleUnknownMenasha, Wisconsin[79]
2023-10-07Jeremy Rollenhagen (37)WhiteAdolphus, Kentucky[80]
2023-10-07Ricardo Fuentes (17)LatinoCorpus Christi, Texas[81]
2023-10-07Oscar Lopez (44)UnknownLos Angeles, California[82]
2023-10-06unidentified maleUnknownShiprock, New Mexico[83]
2023-10-05unidentified maleUnknownAuburndale, Florida[84]
2023-10-06Jeffrey Severn (54)WhiteCut Bank, MontanaPolice responded to a protection order violation and found Severn attempting to enter a home with a rifle. Following a pursuit and traffic stop, an officer shot Severn after he allegedly exited his vehicle wielding a rifle.[85]
2023-10-05unidentified femaleUnknownMoorestown, Michigan[86]
2023-10-04unidentified maleUnknownChildress, Texas[87]
2023-10-04Michael Hwang (42)AsianPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaAccording to police, Hwang and his 12-year-old son were playing video games when they got into an argument. When the boy's uncle attempted to intervene, Hwang shot him in the face. As police arrived on scene, Hwang shot at them, injuring three officers, before police shot and killed him. Police said Hwang was wearing a bulletproof vest and had extra ammunition at the time. The three officers were expected to recover and the boy's uncle was listed in critical but stable condition.[88][89]
2023-10-04Nicholas Lopez (44)BlackCharlotte, North Carolina[90][91]
2023-10-03Joseph Potts (34)WhiteTaylorsville, Utah[92]
2023-10-03Robert Singleton (66)UnknownBallantine, Montana[93]
2023-10-03Randy Sharpe Jr (30)BlackJacksonville, Florida[94][95]
2023-10-03John Cicalo (33)WhiteLawrenceville, Georgia[96]
2023-10-03Teresa Gomez (45)LatinoLas Cruces, New MexicoAn officer approached Gomez and a man as they sat in a parked vehicle. After angrily confronting the man over trespassing and stating he would arrest him, the officer shot Gomez as she attempted to drive away.[97]
2023-10-03Luis Muñoz (29)UnknownAnaheim, California[98][99]
2023-10-02Shawn Thomas (55)WhiteHubbard, Ohio[100]
2023-10-02Sylvester Selby (44)BlackManteo, North Carolina[101][102]
2023-10-02Christopher Jones (24)UnknownMobile, Alabama[103][104][105]
2023-10-02Jahad Snead (41)BlackPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania[106]
2023-10-01Richard Johnson (35)UnknownJonesboro, Georgia[107]
2023-10-01Donald Bonner Jr (46)BlackAiley, Georgia[108]
2023-10-01Matthew Rose (30)UnknownKnoxville, Tennessee[109]
2023-10-01unidentified maleUnknownWestminster, Colorado[110]

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