List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, September 2023
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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in 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
[edit]Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
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2023-09-30 | unidentified male | Unknown | Idabel, Oklahoma | [1] |
2023-09-30 | Camren Darden (17) | Black | Springfield, Illinois | An 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] |
2023-09-30 | Isaac Ocegueda (18) | Unknown | Salem, Oregon | [4] |
2023-09-29 | William Hicks Jr. (56) | Unknown | Soddy Daisy, Tennessee | [5] |
2023-09-29 | Alivia Schwab (40) | White | Morris, Illinois | While 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] |
2023-09-29 | James Brown (40) | Unknown | Fountain, Florida | [8] |
2023-09-29 | Thomas McGinty (46) | Unknown | Mesa, Arizona | [9] |
2023-09-29 | Stephen Perkins (39) | Black | Decatur, Alabama | Police 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] |
2023-09-29 | unidentified male (17) | Unknown | Houston, Texas | [12] |
2023-09-28 | Justin Gonzales (36) | Latino | West Allis, Wisconsin | [13] |
2023-09-28 | Daymon Hubbard (47) | White | Bedford, Indiana | A 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] |
2023-09-27 | Ernest Burbage III (38) | White | Johns Island, South Carolina | [15] |
2023-09-27 | Tammi Naler (47) | Unknown | Cross County, Arkansas | [16] |
2023-09-26 | Homero Carrillo (22) | Latino | Lubbock, Texas | [17] |
2023-09-26 | Darmon Graves Jr. (42) | Unknown | Indianapolis, Indiana | [18] |
2023-09-25 | Nicolas Avila (24) | Latino | Miami, Florida | [19] |
2023-09-24 | Tiffany McCoy (32) | Latino | Temple, Texas | [20][21] |
2023-09-24 | Michael Shirley (55) | White | Dallas, Texas | [22] |
2023-09-24 | Jorge Ramirez-Rivera (45) | Latino | Orlando, Florida | [23] |
2023-09-24 | Joel Castaneda (42) | Unknown | Mesa, Arizona | [24] |
2023-09-24 | unidentified | Unknown | Little Rock, Arkansas | An unidentified suspect died after an Arkansas State Police trooper performed a PIT maneuver on the suspect's vehicle, resulting in their death.[25] |
2023-09-23 | Kaena Kaohu (30) | Unknown | Keaau, Hawaii | [26] |
2023-09-23 | Brian Spencer (43) | White | Charleston, West Virginia | [27] |
2023-09-22 | Larry Harvey III | White | Sherman, Texas | [28] |
2023-09-22 | Oscar Maxwell (22) | Black | Columbus, Georgia | [29] |
2023-09-22 | Ricketz Williams (27) | Unknown | Indianapolis, Indiana | [30] |
2023-09-22 | unidentified male (50) | Unknown | Morongo Indian Reservation, California | [31] |
2023-09-21 | Ivan Solis Mora (33-34) | Latino | Inglewood, California | [32][33] |
2023-09-21 | Lamar Walker (24) | Black | Albany, California | [34] |
2023-09-21 | Katherine Colon (40) | Latino | New Britain, Connecticut | A police officer driving to a burglary call struck Colon as she crossed the street.[35] |
2023-09-20 | Dimitri Humphrey (26) | Black | Houston, Texas | [36] |
2023-09-20 | Abel Valensia (43) | Latino | Hesperia, California | [37] |
2023-09-20 | unidentified male | Unknown | Stroud, Oklahoma | [38] |
2023-09-19 | Eric Taylor (36) | Black | Indianapolis, Indiana | [39] |
2023-09-19 | Brian Shumway (36) | White | Marietta, South Carolina | [40] |
2023-09-18 | Cesar Aguirre (49) | Latino | Donna, Texas | [41] |
2023-09-17 | Jesus Hernandez (46) | Unknown | San Antonio, Texas | [42] |
2023-09-17 | Reginal Owens (41) | Black | Woodville, Texas | [43] |
2023-09-17 | Nathan Wood (28) | White | Johnstown, New York | [44] |
2023-09-17 | William Burrell Nelson | Latino | Hoopa, California | [45] |
2023-09-15 | Matthew Healey (57) | White | Greenville, South Carolina | [46] |
2023-09-15 | Michael Pinto (40) | White | Providence, Rhode Island | Police 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] |
2023-09-14 | Sterling Arnold (43) | Black | Huntsville, Alabama | [48] |
2023-09-14 | Robert Seiber (28) | Latino | West End, North Carolina | [49] |
2023-09-13 | Shay McKenna (28) | White | Rangeley Plantation, Maine | [50] |
2023-09-13 | Carlos Deanda (35) | Latino | Los Angeles, California | [51] |
2023-09-12 | Raheem Freeman (28) | Unknown | Roswell, Georgia | [52] |
2023-09-12 | Cleavon Miles (36) | Black | Sacramento, California | [53] |
2023-09-12 | Angelo Curcione | Unknown | Auburndale, Florida | [54] |
2023-09-12 | Sidney Dotson (37) | Black | McKinney, Texas | [55][56] |
2023-09-11 | Nathan Liverpool (22) | Black | Forest Park, Georgia | [57] |
2023-09-11 | Jory Lester (34) | Unknown | Stockton, California | [58] |
2023-09-10 | Matthew Johnson (27) | White | Omaha, Nebraska | [59] |
2023-09-10 | Lamoris Speight Jr (22) | Black | Saratoga, North Carolina | [60] |
2023-09-10 | unidentified female | Unknown | Prescott, Arizona | [61] |
2023-09-10 | David Maynard (54) | White | Ceredo, West Virginia | A 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] |
2023-09-09 | unidentified male(22) | Unknown | New York City, New York | [63] |
2023-09-09 | Phillip Henault (64) | White | Hancock, Massachusetts | [64] |
2023-09-09 | Robert Crockett (26) | White | Glendale, Arizona | [65] |
2023-09-09 | Robert Logan (23) | White | Mariposa, California | [66] |
2023-09-08 | Quentin Hill (32) | Black | Lake City, Florida | [67] |
2023-09-08 | unidentified male | Unknown | Beckley, West Virginia | [68] |
2023-09-07 | Christoffer Huffman (41) | White | Star, Idaho | Died from a gunshot to the chest.[69] |
2023-09-07 | Tyran Meirow | Unknown | Rockaway Beach, Oregon | [70] |
2023-09-07 | Ryan Herinckx (39) | White | Hillsboro, Oregon | [71] |
2023-09-07 | Richard Sonnier Jr (38) | Latino | Rayne, Louisiana | [72] |
2023-09-07 | unidentified male | Unknown | Mendenhall, Mississippi | [73] |
2023-09-07 | Xion Xang Dunn (35) | Black | Wrens, Georgia | [74][75] |
2023-09-07 | unidentified male(41) | Unknown | Fort Hall, Idaho | [76] |
2023-09-07 | Alexis White (23) | White | Orange Beach, Alabama | A sheriff's deputy in Cullman County, Alabama shot and killed White, his girlfriend and a dispatcher at the department, before killing himself.[77] |
2023-09-06 | Jamal Walker (39) | Black | Lexington, South Carolina | [78] |
2023-09-06 | Antonio Escobar (37) | Unknown | Hayward, California | [79] |
2023-09-06 | Johnny J. Angel (53) | Unknown | Rialto, California | [80] |
2023-09-06 | Lueth Mo (15) | Black | DeWitt, New York | [81] |
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2023-09-05 | Dontae Warner (30) | Unknown | Irwin, Pennsylvania | [82] |
2023-09-04 | Jacob String (27) | Latino | San Antonio, Texas | [83] |
2023-09-04 | Sherman Crutcher (37) | Latino | Reno, Nevada | [84] |
2023-09-04 | Robert Boozer (42) | Unknown | Hacienda Heights, California | [85] |
2023-09-04 | Michael Wilson (46) | Unknown | Clayton, Oklahoma | [86] |
2023-09-04 | Leon Minniefield Jr (55) | Black | Waco, Texas | [87] |
2023-09-04 | Joshua Walker (32) | White | Bartow, Florida | [88] |
2023-09-03 | Bradley Hatcher (39) | White | Grenada, Mississippi | [89] |
2023-09-03 | George Appleby (59) | Unknown | Alliance, Ohio | [90] |
2023-09-02 | Stephon Ford (17) | Black | Jonesboro, Georgia | The 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] |
2023-09-02 | David Lopez (17) | Unknown | Chattanooga, Tennessee | [92] |
2023-09-02 | Louis Johnson Jr (30) | Unknown | Longview, Washington | [93] |
2023-09-01 | Jaylen Routt (20) | Black | Raleigh, North Carolina | Routt 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] |
2023-09-01 | Edward Garcia (51) | Unknown | Elmendorf, Texas | When 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] |
2023-09-01 | Daryl Vance (71) | Black | Detroit, Michigan | An 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] |
See also
[edit]- Death in custody § United States
- Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Public Database
- List of cases of police brutality
- List of countries with annual rates and counts for killings by law enforcement officers
- List of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in the United States
- List of law enforcement officers convicted for an on-duty killing in the United States
- List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests
- List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States
- Lists of killings by law enforcement officers
- Police brutality in the United States
- Police misconduct § United States
- Police riot § United States
- Police use of deadly force in the United States
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