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March 2023
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description2023-03-31Jose Gonzales Morales (30)HispanicCity Terrace, CaliforniaMorales was shot to death by Monterey Park police after allegedly shooting at them while running across I-10. Morales was a robbery suspect.2023-03-31Christopher Rothermund (52)UnknownCraig, ColoradoA suspect with an outstanding warrant fled from police and was shot after allegedly pulling out a gun on officers during a foot chase.2023-03-31William Dunson (50)BlackSpringfield Township, OhioWhile responding to a call, Springfield Township Police Officer Nick Unwin lost control of his vehicle while changing lanes. The cruiser flipped and rolled into a southbound lane, where it hit the car driven by Dunson. Both Unwin and Dunson died in the crash.2023-03-30Cody Dylan Brady (27)WhiteRocky Hill, KentuckyBrady fled from a traffic stop in Brownsville and was shot when he fired a gun in direction of pursuing state troopers.2023-03-30Isaiah James Rael (43)BlackEl Paso, TexasRael was subject to a traffic stop after threatening a woman and her daughter at gunpoint. He refused to comply with several commands, after which a taser was used on Rael. Officers then shot him for allegedly pulling out a gun.2023-03-29 Richard Ring (39)WhiteChandler, ArizonaPolice were called after Ring allegedly stole merchandise from a hardware store and ran. Police shot Richard who cut his throat while in a mental crisis.2023-03-29Steven Blunt (29)BlackDouglasville, GeorgiaBlunt had brought a gun to a high school event and after police confronted him, he was shot after opening fire on officers.2023-03-29Tiye Adam Washington II (26)BlackRutherford County, North CarolinaWashington, who was wanted for injuring three people in a shooting in Glen Allen, Virginia, opened fire on by deputies searching for him. He was killed after injuring an officer in the shootout.2023-03-28Joseph Martin (28)WhiteSurprise, ArizonaPolice were called to expel a man parked outside a Walmart for being intoxicated and littering after ignoring staff. Martin was shot when he informed officers he had a gun and reached towards his waistband.2023-03-28 Brandunn Wilson (28)WhiteNorth Fork, California Wilson, suspecting in the fatal shooting of a man, was shot and killed following a pursuit and shootout.2023-03-28Paul Palafox (34)HispanicSan Antonio, TexasPalafox injured a 66-year old man in a shooting and later fired an AR-15-style rifle at officers from behind parked cars. He was shot by police and died two days later.2023-03-27Mariana Martinez (17)UnknownLakewood, ColoradoThe juvenile female suspect was shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with police after robbing a postal worker.2023-03-27 Michael Christopher Nunez (47)WhiteDesoto, Texas Police responded to a burglary and shot Nunez after he allegedly approached officers brandishing an unidentified object. 2023-03-27Aiden Hale (28)WhiteNashville, TennesseeHale killed three students and three employees at a private elementary school before being killed by police.2023-03-27 Jorge Luis Vega-Lesama HispanicRaleigh, North Carolina Police responded to reports of a man brandishing a gun near a middle school and killed a man after a shootout.2023-03-26Calvin Wayne Black (58) UnknownGastonia, North Carolina A man suspected of assaulting a woman and shooting a man was shot by police after allegedly firing at officers.2023-03-26Dylan Murphy (33)WhiteSandy, UtahA man called police because his brother had attempted suicide. Officers found Murphy standing on the road bleeding and shot him when he charged at them. It remains unclear whether he was armed.2023-03-25Manuel Reyes Rios (19)HispanicSanta Maria, CaliforniaA man pulled out a gun during a fight in a parking lot and was shot by an off-duty deputy.2023-03-25Brian Payne (54)WhiteMoore, OklahomaOfficers ran a license plate check on a car occupied by Payne, which showed it was reported as stolen. When police attempted arrest, he pulled out a knife and threatened suicide. Payne fled on foot and was shot when he approached officers.2023-03-25Vilene Not Afraid (35)Native AmericanBillings, MontanaA woman shot a firearm in the air and then stole a vehicle. The woman then led police in a vehicle-pursuit. The suspect then collided with two uninvolved vehicles and came to a stop. Officers tried to talk Not Afraid out of the vehicle, but Not Afraid refused to comply. After SWAT officers deployed gas to get her out of the vehicle, Not Afraid exited the vehicle brandishing a firearm and pointed at the officers. The police then shot Not Afraid. Not Afraid was taken to a hospital where she later died.https://www.ktvq.com/news/crime-watch/woman-shot-injured-by-billings-police-following-armed-standoff2023-03-25Spencer Jackson (31)WhiteKinston, North CarolinaA man drove away from officers conducting a traffic stop. Police followed the suspect to his home, from which he emerged wielding a rifle and was shot when he pointed the gun at them.2023-03-24Larry Ray Scott (66)UnknownRaeford, North CarolinaPolice were serving a high-risk warrant at the house of two brothers, where they found the men inside armed. One complied with an order to drop the weapons, while the other did not and was shot in return.2023-03-24Michael Anthony Oles (46)WhiteSan Antonio, TexasOles was wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shot by federal marshals when he pointed a gun at them.2023-03-24Rosendo Enrique Rivero (25)BlackKay County, OklahomaRivero robbed a bank in Wellington, Kansas and engaged police in a high-speed chase. Oklahoma Highwasy Patrol went to arrest him after entering the state after which he fled on foot and started a shootout that ended with Rivero being fatally shot. Rivero was already wanted for shooting and injuring his girlfriend's grandmother in Miami-Dade County, Florida on March 17.2023-03-24Mark Engele (53)UnknownDickson County, TennesseeEngele was shot by police while holding a woman hostage and firing at officers, injuring one of them.2023-03-24Branden Vorak (25)WhiteMidland, WashingtonVorak had made threats against his former employer at a convenience store and was found by police wielding a grenade with its pin pulled. Less-than-lethal means were used to attempt to subdue Vorak, but failed. He was shot after pulling out a handgun; the explosive, did not detonate and was rendered safe by a response team.2023-03-23Odell Hicks Jr. (51)BlackKarnack, TexasHicks was shot by police who had been called to the scene of a fight.2023-03-23Alberto Montes II (20)BlackHouston, TexasTwo men allegedly kidnapped two migrants and held them for ransom at a motel in the Greenspoint neighborhood for five days. During a raid by the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and ensuing shootout an agent shot and killed one of the kidnappers. The other was arrested, and the two migrants were rescued. Another eight individuals, including two minors, were arrested in connection to a suspected human trafficking the kidnappers were associated with.2023-03-22Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha (35) HispanicSan Jose, CaliforniaGonzalez-Rocha broke into an apartment he had been previously evicted from and demanded the keys from the new tenant, a mother with her two children, before holding them hostage with two machetes, a metal rod, and a replica gun. Officers shot Gonzalez-Rocha when he raised one of the machetes towards the hostages.2023-03-21Xavier Sanchez (18)HispanicMonte Vista, ColoradoA resident reported a man with two knives inside his home. The suspect was shot after coming at officers with the weapons.2023-03-21Ronald Lee Winborne (53)WhiteHenderson, Nevada Police tased Winborne after he allegedly raised a butter knife at officers before restraining him. While in custody a week later his health began to decline and he died. His death was ruled a homicide due to a broken collarbone.2023-03-20Brendon Burns (35)WhiteRochester, New YorkBurns ran away from a traffic stop after threatening deputies with a knife. He was killed after refusing to drop the shotgun he was holding.2023-03-18Christopher Michael Martinez (34)HispanicEnglewood, ColoradoOfficers were called to a hotel after the 911 caller said a man, Martinez, was pointing and threatening to rob, shoot them. Officers found him shortly after he left the hotel and after a foot pursuit, shot him.2023-03-18Guillermo Huerta (35)HispanicBakersfield, CaliforniaA man was acting erratically on a parking lot while holding a sharp object, initially reported as a knife, but was later found to be a screwdriver. He ran away from police and was shot when he was caught after he did not comply with a command.2023-03-18Coy Jackson (33)WhiteFresno, CaliforniaJackson, who was armed with a knife, was shot outside a Fresno Police station.2023-03-18Dalaneo Martin (17)BlackWashington, D.C. Police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle and found Martin sleeping in a car. After discussing how to approach the situation, officers approached the car and attempted to pull Martin out as a United States Park Police officer entered the backseat and yelled at Martin not to move. Martin began to drive away, and after ordering him to stop, the Park Police officer shot him. A gun was recovered from the vehicle.2023-03-16Edridge Alexis (36)BlackNorth Miami Beach, FloridaAlexis, who had taken a woman hostage, was shot and killed by officers.2023-03-15Robert Bruce Clendenin (76)WhiteTemple, GeorgiaPolice were called to a dispute between neighbors, during which Clendenin had made a gun threat and fired a shot. Clendenin was shot dead after allegedly aiming his gun at officers.2023-03-15Michael Obregon (36)UnknownCasa Grande, ArizonaObregon was shot during a field interview with police over a potentially stolen bicycle after he pulled out a gun.2023-03-14Frank Jerry Millsapps (65)WhiteTalking Rock, GeorgiaMillsapps was shot dead after pointing his shotgun at deputies. Millsapps had shot a neighbor prior to the incident.2023-03-14Nicholas Mauro Sosa (37)HispanicTucson, ArizonaAn armed robber was shot inside a restaurant when he pointed his gun at officers.2023-03-12Zion Bostick (23)WhitePinellas Park, FloridaBostick, who was breaking into cars in the neighborhood, was spotted by a police dog, when he fled until he reached a backyard. At the backyard, Bostick shot and injured a deputy, then another deputy shot him.2023-03-12Kyle Nicholas Sostek (34)WhiteBig Bear, CaliforniaSostek was shot by police after a vehicle pursuit stemming from an outstanding arrest warrant.2023-03-12Adam Barcenas (60)LatinoOxnard, CaliforniaOfficers were conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas, who was uninvolved in the investigation, approached officers with a steel bar. Barcenas approached the officers while shouting at them, leading police to shoot and kill him.2023-03-10Kainoa Kahele-Bishop (32)Pacific IslanderKailua-Kona, HawaiiPolice searching for a shooting suspect found Kahele-Bishop with several other people and stolen vehicles. Police followed one of the cars, a Chevy Malibu, and pursued it to an intersection. After police commanded the driver to show his hands, police shot him after he allegedly reached for an object. The driver was killed, while a passenger suffered minor injuries in the resulting crash. Police say two firearms were recovered from the vehicle.2023-03-07Roy Streat (78)WhiteNicholls, GeorgiaStreat was confronted by police for pointing a gun at a city employee with a gun and was shot for brandishing the weapon at officers; a previously deployed taser had failed. Streat's family stated that he suffered from dementia and the gun he carried was unloaded.2023-03-07Kordell Jones (24)BlackMobile, AlabamaPolice shot a man with a "AR-type" gun in his hands while he was fleeing the site of a raid.2023-03-07Manuel Sanabria (38)LatinoFort Lauderdale, FloridaPolice pursued Sanabria, who was wanted in connection with a murder in Port St. Lucie the evening prior. Following the chase Sanabria exited his vehicle holding part of a gun, and