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December 2022
DateName (age) of deceasedRace of deceased Location Description 2022-12-31Margaret Dunn (17)WhiteAddis, LouisianaPolice pursued a 24-year-old man for breaking into a home and stealing a vehicle. During the chase, a police car T-boned an uninvolved vehicle, killing two teenagers and injuring a man in the backseat. The 24-year-old man was charged with two counts of manslaughter. David Cauthron, the officer involved, was charged with negligent homicide.Carolina Gill (15)2022-12-31Keith Murriel (41)BlackJackson, MississippiPolice attempted to arrest Murriel for trespassing at a hotel on New Year's Eve. Police tased Murriel several times before placing him in a patrol vehicle, where he died. Two of the three officers involved were later charged with murder, and the third with manslaughter.2022-12-31Brandon Lynch (27)WhiteOlathe, Kansas2022-12-31Cody Wyatt Foos (27)WhiteTulsa, Oklahoma2022-12-31James Allandale (61)WhitePine Brook, New Jersey2022-12-30Jacquline "Laney" Hudson (13)WhiteHuntington, West VirginiaAn off-duty deputy in a police cruiser drove through an intersection with a green light, striking Hudson. The deputy passed a field sobriety test at the scene.2022-12-30Unknown (30s)UnknownHouston, TexasAn officer struck a pedestrian crossing a freeway while responding to a non-emergency call.2022-12-30Dillion Pugsley (29)WhiteTacoma, WashingtonLaw enforcement responded to reports of shots fired, then engaged in a chase that ended with a police shooting. Police shot and killed Pugsley who they allege shot at them during the pursuit.2022-12-30William Allen Konkol (60)WhiteLas Vegas, Nevada2022-12-30Thomas Marshall (53)UnknownKansas City, Kansas2022-12-29William Shae McKay (44)WhiteNorco, CaliforniaMcKay killed a sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop in the city of Jurupa Valley, east of Los Angeles. He escaped with a truck which became disabled on the Interstate 15 in Norco, and was shot and killed in the back by police.2022-12-29Michael J. Hanna (49)WhiteWest Fork, AR2022-12-29Edward Townsend III (35)WhiteThe Villages, FL2022-12-29Reynaldo Ricarde (29)UnknownKahului, HawaiiPolice responded to reports of a suicidal man and encountered Ricarde, who had stabbed himself. An officer shot Ricarde after he charged at the officer holding a knife sharpener.2022-12-29Quayshawn Samuel (31)BlackNew York City, New York2022-12-29Damean Alexander Jones (26)WhiteChattanooga, Tennessee2022-12-29Randy Ness (57)WhitePost Falls, Idaho2022-12-28Warren MerrimanHispanicSan Bernardino, California2022-12-28Terry Bowman (39)WhiteKansas City, Missouri2022-12-28Enrique Lopez (56)HispanicLong Island, New York2022-12-28Nicholas Lassiter (32)WhiteAmelia County, Virginia2022-12-27Monet Darrisaw (34)BlackCharlotte, NC2022-12-27Sebastian Frank Osborn (29)UnknownGreeley, Colorado2022-12-26Jenkins, Trevontay (16)BlackDes Moines, Iowa2022-12-26Zachary Dennis Zoran (34)WhiteBarberton, Ohio2022-12-26Jose Palacios Pascacio (46)HispanicHurricane, UT2022-12-25Gabriel NavarroHispanicVictorville, CA2022-12-25Kyle Lobo (36)LatinoSan Marcos, TexasPolice responded to reports of an assault at an apartment and encountered Lobo, holding a child and a gun. Lobo handed the child to the woman who called, then allegedly pulled his gun, leading officers to shoot. Lobo was a former San Marcos Police officer who had resigned earlier in the year after he was charged with continuous violence against the family and injury to a child.2022-12-24Unidentified personUnknownEl Centro, California2022-12-24Michael Lee Delaney Jr. (32)BlackWeatherford, Texas2022-12-23Patrick Alexander (20)UnknownFairbanks, Alaska2022-12-23Rigo Mendez (39)HispanicWeslaco, Texas2022-12-22Willie Pendleton (61)BlackGardena, California2022-12-22Deshawn L. Jones (45)BlackPortsmouth, Virginia2022-12-22Robert Allen VancleaveWhiteQuitman, TexasVancleave was unarmed.2022-12-21Unnamed person (29)WhiteWest Valley City, Utah2022-12-21Todd I. Jordan (53)WhiteSidney, Ohio2022-12-21Fernando Fierro (44)HispanicLancaster, California2022-12-21Brendan Pinkston (23)WhiteGenesee County, MichiganPinkston was shot and killed by Genesee County Sheriff's Deputy as the two exchanged gunshots during an on-foot chase after Pinkston fell while climbing a fence. Initial reporting and police press releases suggested a second officer was shot by Pinkston, but later body camera footage showed that the second officer was actually shot by friendly fire from a third officer after the initial shooting had taken place. 2022-12-21Corlunda McGinister (21)BlackRichland, Mississippi2022-12-20Travis Wayne Hellinger (38)WhiteLaRue, Ohio2022-12-20Ryan Eric Scholsser (30)WhiteHolly Springs, North Carolina2022-12-20Stanley Stubblefield (66)WhiteMilwaukee, Wisconsin2022-12-20Unnamed manUnknownBakersfield, California2022-12-19Brandon Varao (28)UnknownKing City, California2022-12-19Matthew C. Lopez (32)UnknownKenosha, Wisconsin2022-12-19Michael Cline (35)WhiteLouisa County, Virginia2022-12-19Unnamed manUnknownBerkeley County, West Virginia2022-12-18Bradley Munroe (32)UnknownChula Vista, California2022-12-18Ali Naji (33)UnknownDearborn, MichiganNaji entered the Dearborn police station with a loaded gun and attempted to shoot an officer in the lobby. He was then shot and killed by the officer.2022-12-18Guillermo Medina (39)LatinoCulver City, CaliforniaPolice responded to a call that a man had threatened his wife with a handgun. Police pursued Medina through several neighborhoods before he crashed in Culver City and fled on foot, after which police shot him. According to body camera video, officers shot Medina after mistaking a cellphone for a gun. A replica handgun was found in the crashed vehicle.2022-12-17Joseph R. Coons (38)WhiteLongview, WA2022-12-17Unnamed maleUnknownOrem, Utah2022-12-17Victor Melendez (33)UnknownTulare County, CaliforniaMelendez was unarmed.2022-12-17Alan Perez (51)LatinoOpelika, Alabama2022-12-17Unnamed personUnknownMcDowell County, West Virginia2022-12-16Nelson Graham (33)BlackAugusta, GA2022-12-16Arden Charles "Ace" Post (57)Native AmericanBallard, Utah2022-12-16Mauricio Cisneros (47)LatinoEvansville, IndianaPolice responded to a 911 hang-up call and encountered Cisneros holding a knife. After six minutes and 25 seconds of speaking with Cisneros, he stood up with the knife, and an officer tased him. He moved into a corner on the floor, and an officer shot him.2022-12-16Jaylin Keshawn McKenzie (21)BlackMemphis, Tennessee2022-12-15William Foxx BlakelyWhiteBelton, Missouri2022-12-15Brent Alsleben (34)WhiteNew Auburn, MinnesotaOvernight, Alsleben was fatally shot during an encounter with Sibley County law enforcement.2022-12-15Brent Lee Kopacka (35)WhitePullman, WashingtonOfficers responded to Kopacka threatening to kill his two roommates. After the roommates were removed, Kopacka barricaded himself inside and fired several shots. At some point, he was shot and killed by a SWAT officer.2022-12-15Brent A. Alsleben (34)WhiteNew Auburn, Minnesota2022-12-15Jacob Cole BarnesWhiteStuttgart, Arkansas2022-12-14Name WithheldUnknown raceMiami, FL2022-12-14Katie Lynn Powers (40)WhiteWaukesha, Wisconsin2022-12-14Amy Anderson (43)WhiteBay St. Louis, MississippiPolice were called to a motel parking lot, where Anderson said she and her child were being followed. After the officers spoke with Anderson for around 40 minutes, she shot at them, killing Sergeant Steven Robin. She and Officer Branden Estorffe then shot at each other, with both being fatally shot. Anderson's child was not physically harmed.2022-12-13Mark McKinley Stanton (65)WhiteSavannah, GA2022-12-13Bradly Locklin (27)UnknownWaterford, California2022-12-12Sean Hinton (42)WhitePowell, Ohio2022-12-12Joshua Leon Wright (36)BlackKyle, TexasA correctional officer shot an inmate, Wright, at a hospital after he allegedly assaulted the officer and fled. Few details were released, but Wright had been in jail for charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, bail jumping, failure to appear, reckless driving, criminal mischief and evading arrest.2022-12-12Unknown (60)UnknownOrange City, FloridaA police vehicle struck a woman crossing a road outside a crosswalk.2022-12-10Isaiah Winkley (21)WhiteKiln, MississippiPolice responded to reports of a burglary and shot Winkley. Few details were released.2022-12-10Justin Ruddell (41)WhiteBrookings, OregonRuddell was unarmed.2022-12-10Daniel Coello Villatoro (31)LatinoBluffdale, Utah2022-12-09Unnamed man (48)UnknownHonolulu, Hawaii2022-12-09Michael Stevens (57)WhiteRockbridge County, Virginia2022-12-09Peter Birmingham (32)UnknownCorona, California2022-12-09Morris Sprachman (102)WhiteMassapequa, NY2022-12-09Latoris A. Taylor (40)BlackMemphis, Tennessee2022-12-08Pierre ThompsonUnknownLombard, Illinois2022-12-08John Ray Romero (58)UnknownSan Diego, CaliforniaPolice responded to reports of a man holding a gun to his head in the City Heights neighborhood. When police approached Romero, he ran, and held what appeared to be a gun to his head and told officers to shoot him, according to police. He then ran, and police shot him with less-lethal beanbags when he allegedly produced the item again. Romero fell, and three officers shot him as he got up with the item, later determined to be a pellet or BB gun, still in hand.2022-12-08Randy Goens (61)WhiteFort Collins, Colorado2022-12-08Jose Reza-Navarro (52)LatinoBaton Rouge, LouisianaReza-Navarro was unarmed.2022-12-08Justin Morgan (45)UnknownPoplar Bluff, Missouri2022-12-07Troy Bullock (28)BlackWashington, D.C.An off-duty FBI agent shot a man, Bullock, during a fight at the Metro Center station. Surveillance video showed the two men fighting before falling over a railing, with the agent shooting Bullock about sixteen seconds afterwards. Police stated a gun was found on Bullock.2022-12-07Derek Large (34)WhiteHomosassa, Florida2022-12-07Mark D. Davenport (48)WhiteMaryland Heights, Missouri2022-12-07Jeremy Fowley (47)WhiteCarbondale, Illinois2022-12-07Stephen Bentley (34)UnknownHayden, Alabama2022-12-07Kevin J. Wallace (34)WhiteTucson, Arizona2022-12-06Juan Carlos Enriquez Rodriguez (33)LatinoSacramento, CaliforniaA pickup truck pulled over on the side of the freeway after it ran out of gas. As brothers Juan and Lionel Enriquez Rodriguez worked on putting gas in the vehicle, they were struck by an on-duty police detective driving an unmarked vehicle that had crossed the white line. Both Juan and Lionel died, one at the scene and the other at the hospital. The detective had previously been sued for a separate crash that occurred in April 2021.Lionel Enriquez Rodriguez (32)2022-12-06Dennis Happawana (32)UnknownFresno, California2022-12-06Sherrano Stingley (48)BlackSacramento, CA2022-12-06Franco Miguel Anzaldua (24)LatinoWoodsboro, Texas2022-12-05Tavares Harrington (34)BlackRaeford, North Carolina2022-12-05Alberto Quintero Gomez (28)LatinoSeeley, California2022-12-05James West Jr. (39)WhiteMemphis, Tennessee2022-12-05Howard Johnson (24)BlackSaint Paul, MinnesotaIn the Dayton's Bluff neighborhood, police responded to a domestic assault allegedly involving Johnson and they set up a perimeter to apprehend him. A video surveillance camera captured Johnson attempt a carjacking of an uninvolved vehicle while displaying a gun. Police drove up to him and struck him with a squad car, knocking him to the ground. Johnson got up as an officer exited the police car and the two exchanged gunshots. Johnson was struck multiple times. He was transported to a hospital and later died.2022-12-04Daniel Rivera (39)LatinoThe Bronx, New York2022-12-04Mark Limon (18)LatinoAmado, Arizona2022-12-04Steven Garcia (56)UnknownTucson, Arizona2022-12-03Austin Walsh (23)WhitePalm Bay, FloridaAn off-duty Brevard County Sheriff's deputy and Walsh, his roommate and a fellow deputy, were standing and talking after taking a break from playing an online game with friends. According to the deputy, he jokingly pointed a gun at Walsh, wrongly believing it was unloaded, and pulled the t