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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United Statesin September 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 90 people.


September 2023

DateName (age) of deceasedRaceLocationDescription
2023-09-30unidentified maleUnknownIdabel, Oklahoma[1]
2023-09-30Camren Darden (17)BlackSpringfield, IllinoisAn inmate at the Sangamon County Juvenile Center fired four shots in the facility and took a female inmate hostage before being killed by police.[2][3]
2023-09-30Isaac Ocegueda (18)UnknownSalem, Oregon[4]
2023-09-29William Hicks Jr. (56)UnknownSoddy Daisy, Tennessee[5]
2023-09-29Alivia Schwab (40)WhiteMorris, IllinoisWhile on the phone with a mental health hotline Schwab allegedly approached a police vehicle while holding a knife. An officer fired four shots at her, hitting her three times.[6][7]
2023-09-29James Brown (40)UnknownFountain, Florida[8]
2023-09-29Thomas McGinty (46)UnknownMesa, Arizona[9]
2023-09-29Stephen Perkins (39)BlackDecatur, AlabamaPolice responded to Perkins' home after a tow truck driver reported Perkins had pointed a gun at him. Police shot and killed Perkins, who was holding a gun with a light attached, in front of the house. Police initially stated officers had ordered him to drop the gun multiple times, but the police chief later apologized and said that police had actually told Perkins to get on the ground before firing.[10][11]
2023-09-29unidentified male (17)UnknownHouston, Texas[12]
2023-09-28Justin Gonzales (36)LatinoWest Allis, Wisconsin[13]
2023-09-28Daymon Hubbard (47)WhiteBedford, IndianaA woman drove to the Bedford Police station to report Hubbard was following her. Shortly after, an officer noticed his vehicle and police pursued him until his car struck a patrol vehicle. According to police, "the incident escalated", leading officers to shoot Hubbard.[14]
2023-09-27Ernest Burbage III (38)WhiteJohns Island, South Carolina[15]
2023-09-27Tammi Naler (47)UnknownCross County, Arkansas[16]
2023-09-26Homero Carrillo (22)LatinoLubbock, Texas[17]
2023-09-26Darmon Graves Jr. (42)UnknownIndianapolis, Indiana[18]
2023-09-25Nicolas Avila (24)LatinoMiami, Florida[19]
2023-09-24Tiffany McCoy (32)LatinoTemple, Texas[20][21]
2023-09-24Michael Shirley (55)WhiteDallas, Texas[22]
2023-09-24Jorge Ramirez-Rivera (45)LatinoOrlando, Florida[23]
2023-09-24Joel Castaneda (42)UnknownMesa, Arizona[24]
2023-09-24unidentifiedUnknownLittle Rock, ArkansasAn unidentified suspect died after an Arkansas State Police trooper performed a PIT maneuver on the suspect's vehicle, resulting in their death.[25]
2023-09-23Kaena Kaohu (30)UnknownKeaau, Hawaii[26]
2023-09-23Brian Spencer (43)WhiteCharleston, West Virginia[27]
2023-09-22Larry Harvey IIIWhiteSherman, Texas[28]
2023-09-22Oscar Maxwell (22)BlackColumbus, Georgia[29]
2023-09-22Ricketz Williams (27)UnknownIndianapolis, Indiana[30]
2023-09-22unidentified male (50)UnknownMorongo Indian Reservation, California[31]
2023-09-21Ivan Solis Mora (33-34)LatinoInglewood, California[32][33]
2023-09-21Lamar Walker (24)BlackAlbany, California[34]
2023-09-21Katherine Colon (40)LatinoNew Britain, ConnecticutA police officer driving to a burglary call struck Colon as she crossed the street.[35]
2023-09-20Dimitri Humphrey (26)BlackHouston, Texas[36]
2023-09-20Abel Valensia (43)LatinoHesperia, California[37]
2023-09-20unidentified maleUnknownStroud, Oklahoma[38]
2023-09-19Eric Taylor (36)BlackIndianapolis, Indiana[39]
2023-09-19Brian Shumway (36)WhiteMarietta, South Carolina[40]
2023-09-18Cesar Aguirre (49)LatinoDonna, Texas[41]
2023-09-17Jesus Hernandez (46)UnknownSan Antonio, Texas[42]
2023-09-17Reginal Owens (41)BlackWoodville, Texas[43]
2023-09-17Nathan Wood (28)WhiteJohnstown, New York[44]
2023-09-17William Burrell NelsonLatinoHoopa, California[45]
2023-09-15Matthew Healey (57)WhiteGreenville, South Carolina[46]
2023-09-15Michael Pinto (40)WhiteProvidence, Rhode IslandPolice shot and killed Pinto outside Woman & Infants Hospital after he reversed his vehicle towards an officer and a nurse. Pinto's teenage daughter, who was also in the vehicle, was shot in the leg and injured.[47]
2023-09-14Sterling Arnold (43)BlackHuntsville, Alabama[48]
2023-09-14Robert Seiber (28)LatinoWest End, North Carolina[49]
2023-09-13Shay McKenna (28)WhiteRangeley Plantation, Maine[50]
2023-09-13Carlos Deanda (35)LatinoLos Angeles, California[51]
2023-09-12Raheem Freeman (28)UnknownRoswell, Georgia[52]
2023-09-12Cleavon Miles (36)BlackSacramento, California[53]
2023-09-12Angelo CurcioneUnknownAuburndale, Florida[54]
2023-09-12Sidney Dotson (37)BlackMcKinney, Texas[55][56]
2023-09-11Nathan Liverpool (22)BlackForest Park, Georgia[57]
2023-09-11Jory Lester (34)UnknownStockton, California[58]
2023-09-10Matthew Johnson (27)WhiteOmaha, Nebraska[59]
2023-09-10Lamoris Speight Jr (22)BlackSaratoga, North Carolina[60]
2023-09-10unidentified femaleUnknownPrescott, Arizona[61]
2023-09-10David Maynard (54)WhiteCeredo, West VirginiaA man suspected of murdering his 78 year old stepfather in Ironton, Ohio the previous day and multiple carjackings took three hostages at a Speedway gas station in Ceredo, West Virginia. Police shot and killed Maynard after two of the hostages were released and the third was secured after the event took place. The hostages were unharmed.[62]
2023-09-09unidentified male(22)UnknownNew York City, New York[63]
2023-09-09Phillip Henault (64)WhiteHancock, Massachusetts[64]
2023-09-09Robert Crockett (26)WhiteGlendale, Arizona[65]
2023-09-09Robert Logan (23)WhiteMariposa, California[66]
2023-09-08Quentin Hill (32)BlackLake City, Florida[67]
2023-09-08unidentified maleUnknownBeckley, West Virginia[68]
2023-09-07Christoffer Huffman (41)WhiteStar, IdahoDied from a gunshot to the chest.[69]
2023-09-07Tyran MeirowUnknownRockaway Beach, Oregon[70]
2023-09-07Ryan Herinckx (39)WhiteHillsboro, Oregon[71]
2023-09-07Richard Sonnier Jr (38)LatinoRayne, Louisiana[72]
2023-09-07unidentified maleUnknownMendenhall, Mississippi[73]
2023-09-07Xion Xang Dunn (35)BlackWrens, Georgia[74][75]
2023-09-07unidentified male(41)UnknownFort Hall, Idaho[76]
2023-09-07Alexis White (23)WhiteOrange Beach, AlabamaA sheriff's deputy in Cullman County, Alabama shot and killed White, his girlfriend and a dispatcher at the department, before killing himself.[77]
2023-09-06Jamal Walker (39)BlackLexington, South Carolina[78]
2023-09-06Antonio Escobar (37)UnknownHayward, California[79]
2023-09-06Johnny J. Angel (53)UnknownRialto, California[80]
2023-09-06Lueth Mo (15)BlackDeWitt, New York[81]
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2023-09-05Dontae Warner (30)UnknownIrwin, Pennsylvania[82]
2023-09-04Jacob String (27)LatinoSan Antonio, Texas[83]
2023-09-04Sherman Crutcher (37)LatinoReno, Nevada[84]
2023-09-04Robert Boozer (42)UnknownHacienda Heights, California[85]
2023-09-04Michael Wilson (46)UnknownClayton, Oklahoma[86]
2023-09-04Leon Minniefield Jr (55)BlackWaco, Texas[87]
2023-09-04Joshua Walker (32)WhiteBartow, Florida[88]
2023-09-03Bradley Hatcher (39)WhiteGrenada, Mississippi[89]
2023-09-03George Appleby (59)UnknownAlliance, Ohio[90]
2023-09-02Stephon Ford (17)BlackJonesboro, GeorgiaThe Jonesboro Police Department was responding to suspicious activity involving three males at a hotel. Two of the males were arrested but Ford fled. At some point Ford was located hiding in a wooded area close by. Officers allegedly gave Ford commands to surrender. Ford then allegedly pulled out a handgun and began firing, striking a K-9 in the back. The dog later succumbed to its injuries at an animal hospital. Hours later, officers located the Ford again within the same area and allegedly gave him commands to drop his gun. Ford was then shot and killed when he allegedly pointed his firearm in the direction of officers.[91]
2023-09-02David Lopez (17)UnknownChattanooga, Tennessee[92]
2023-09-02Louis Johnson Jr (30)UnknownLongview, Washington[93]
2023-09-01Jaylen Routt (20)BlackRaleigh, North CarolinaRoutt died after he allegedly shot at North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers after a high speed, in which he was caused by Routt 101 mph in a 70 mph zone on Interstate 40. Routt was also wanted for the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Anthony Adams, which occurred in Fayetteville.[94][95]
2023-09-01Edward Garcia (51)UnknownElmendorf, TexasWhen Garcia fled a traffic stop, a high speed chase ensued on I-37. At some point Garcia lost control of his pickup truck, causing it to collided with a median. Garcia allegedly got out of the truck, rifle in hand, and starting shooting at officers, who shot and killed him in return.[96][97]
2023-09-01Daryl Vance (71)BlackDetroit, MichiganAn officer responding to a disorderly conduct call at a bowling alley struck Vance in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head. Vance was hospitalized and died of his injuries several weeks later, his death ruled a homicide. The officer who struck Vance was fired and charged with manslaughter.[98]

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