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April 2023
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description2023-04-30Nathaniel Naki (40)Kaunakakai, HawaiiNaki was allegedly wielding a machete when officers responded, deployed a taser that proved ineffective, and then shot him.2023-04-28unidentified adult male (24)Greeley, ColoradoThe male was slain during a shootout with officers 2023-04-28Buck Laramore (33)Thermopolis, WyomingLaramore was killed in a shootout with Thermopolis Police Department Sgt. Mike Mascorro during his attempt to arrest him for supplying incorrect information during an earlier investigation into drug possession at a separate location. There was no warrant for Laramore's arrest. Mascorro was shot twice during the shootout, but survived. Mascorro was later cleared of the killing, but the breaking into Laramore's home was deemed illegal.2023-04-28Yenitza Arroyo Torres (44)LatinoFayetteville, North CarolinaA Fayetteville Police officer shot and killed his wife at their home before killing himself.2023-04-27Brown, Banko (24)BlackSan Francisco, CaliforniaBrown, a transgender man, was shot and killed by a security guard who thought he was shoplifting from Walgreens.2023-04-27Chue Feng Yang (33)AsianMinneapolis, MinnesotaAn FBI agent shot and killed Yang, a 33-year old Asian man, while serving an arrest warrant for him at a home near Dowling and DuPoint avenues in North Minneapolis. According to the FBI, Yang had barricade himself inside the house for several hours and he was holding a firearm when he later emerged from the home.2023-04-27Ainsley Popwell Jr (34)UnknownAtlanta, GeorgiaOfficers responded to a 911 call about a person, Popwell. loading a gun. Popwell discharged a weapon and ran away. Then, officers shot him. No officers were injured.2023-04-24Christopher OchsWhiteSaint Ignatius, MontanaLake County Sheriff's deputies were performing a welfare check on Ochs at a home in Saint Ignatius. When they arrived Ochs emerged wielding a large Bowie knife and charged at the officers. The officers shot and killed Ochs. The Montana Department of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the shooting.https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2023/apr/25/one-killed-deputy-involved-shooting-lake-county/https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/25820352023-04-23Robernard Benjamin (39)UnknownLithia Springs, GeorgiaOfficers responded to a 911 call about a domestic dispute. Benjamin had stabbed a woman multiple times. When police arrived, the woman was trying to get away from Benjamin. Benjamin moved toward the woman and the officers while holding a knife, and an officer shot him. He died on the scene, and no officers were injured.2023-04-19Henry Najdeski (52)WhiteFort Wayne, IndianaAn officer driving in downtown Fort Wayne struck Najdeski while turning a corner while Najdeski crossed the street. The officer involved had been involved in four previous crashes in a squad car, one of which resulted in a suspension.2023-04-13Darryl Fussell (23)UnknownRiverdale, GeorgiaWhile responding to a call about two men trespassing inside a medical office undergoing renovation, police tried to convince Fussell to leave the building. Fussell allegedly grabbed a "sharp tool" and was shot to death by police. No officers were injured.2023-04-12Zachary Wayne Pace (36)WhiteBlackfoot, IdahoBlackfoot police were searching for Zachary Pace in connection to an eluding, kidnapping, and aggravated assault case. After locating Pace's vehicle at a hotel, Pace lead police in a vehicle chase. The Bingham County Sheriff's Department and Fort Hall police joined the chase. Pace crashed his vehicle on Highway 91. As police approached Pace's vehicle, shots were fired and Pace was struck along with two other passengers in Pace's vehicle. Authorities say Pace was armed at the time of the shooting. Pace was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.https://www.idahostatejournal.com/freeaccess/authorities-release-name-of-suspect-fatally-shot-by-police-following-high-speed-chase-that-ended/article_0a67ab3a-d96c-11ed-bcba-3bcbff2840bd.html2023-04-12Matvey KlimenkoWhiteJacksonville, FloridaKlimenko was terrorizing a woman with knife inside a Jacksonville home. She escaped through a bathroom window and called police. When the Jacksonville police arrived, they tried to talk Klimenko out of the home with a bullhorn. After that they deployed a K-9 to apprehend Klimenko. After Klimenko appeared to attack the K-9 with the knife, the police shot and killed him.2023-04-11Brandon Zapata (20)LatinoFort Worth, TexasPolice were called to a mall by security, including an off-duty officer. Police restrained Zapata, who fell unconscious and died; his death was later ruled a homicide.2023-04-10Connor Sturgeon (25)WhiteLouisville, KentuckySturgeon shot several people at a bank he formerly worked at, killing five, before being killed by police.2023-04-09unidentified adult maleSmithdale, Mississippi2023-04-09Lacorvis Daley (28)BlackLafayette, LouisianaDaley was killed in a police shoot out after he was reported for killing his girlfriend's mother, her child, and his son.2023-04-09Deiondre Solomon (28)BlackLafayette, LouisianaSolomon was shot and killed by an off-duty officer working security, shortly after shooting and wounding a man.2023-04-08Glenn Perry (50)WhiteCameron, WisconsinPerry, with a history of DV offenses, was angry about his divorce and felt he was 'pushed around' by police. During a traffic stop, he shot and killed 2 officers. He then died in a shoot out with police.2023-04-08Homea Spencer (44)BlackPlantation, FloridaAfter reports of shot fired, police responded to the area where Spencer was. Spencer, with a history of mental illness, was found with a firearm that he pointed at police. They shot and killed him.2023-04-07Mark Wadsworth (62)Edgewater, FloridaWadsworth was shot following pulling and pointing a gun at responding officers.2023-04-07Christian Torrez (18)LatinoOxnard, CaliforniaTorrez was threatening residents with a 3-inch knife when police responded. They used non-lethal force and commanded Torrez to drop the weapon. He refused and was shot.2023-04-06John Wilburn (52)Madisonville, TennesseeTennessee Bureau of Investigation officer Zachary Cochran shot Wilburn at a residence. Investigation and details still pending.2023-04-06unidentified adult maleEugene, OregonThe family of a highly intoxicated man called police requesting he be taken to a hospital and warned he is combative when intoxicated. When the officers made contact, the male was holding a pellet gun, began charging at the officers and pointing it and was shot.2023-04-05unidentified adult maleHouston, TexasOfficers witnessed a man leaving a store quickly and found out it had just been robbed. When they made contact the man had a firearm and refused to comply. He was shot.2023-04-05unidentified adult maleLos Angeles, CaliforniaA man wanted for murder was hiding out in a truck yard when police attempted to apprehend him. He then attacked a female officer and attempted to wrestle her gun away from her and punched her in the face. She shot the suspect. 2023-04-05Robert Dotson (52)Farmington, New MexicoPolice were responding to a domestic violence call at a house around 11:30 p.m., but instead arrived at a house diagonally across the street. Police knocked on the door and announced "Farmington Police" three times, but not loudly. The officers realized they had the wrong address and began backing away from the house, one joking about the mistake. When the officers were about 20 feet away, Dotson, the homeowner, opened the screen door with a handgun held in his right hand beside his waist and the officers shot him several times. Dotson's wife, not initially realizing the people outside her home were police, fired at the officers from the same doorway, allegedly with Dotson's handgun, but put the gun down after realizing they were in fact police officers. Dotson died at the scene. His wife and the police officers were not injured.2023-04-03James Corey Donald (45)WhiteLaurel, MississippiDonald and an off-duty sheriff's deputy got into an argument at a church, where the deputy was volunteering as a security guard. According to authorities, the deputy chased Donald into the parking lot before shooting him in the back. The deputy was charged with second-degree murder.2023-04-03Brandon Harris (19)Colorado Springs, ColoradoHarris was wanted for grand theft auto and police went on a chase with him. He fled the vehicle and went into a Burlington Coat Factory where he fire off at least one round at officers. They returned fire, killing him.2023-04-02Jose Luis Hernandez (66) HispanicLivingston, TexasHernandez pointed a gun at officers. He was shot by first responders.2023-04-03Michael L. Rogel (39)WhiteBozeman, MontanaMichael Rogel called 911 and stated he belied "people were coming to kill him." Rogel suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which may have been related. When police officers approached his vehicle, Rogel allegedly produced a firearm which led to police shooting him.2023-04-02Eduardo Lee Hoover (38)Washington, PennsylvaniaHoover was shot by police following a chase. According to police, officers shot Hoover after he drove his truck in reverse towards police.2023-04-02unidentified adult maleLas Cruces, New MexicoA man drove through a border patrol checkpoint and went on an hour long high speed chase with border patrol. After spike strips were deployed, he exited his vehicle with a club and began a foot chase. He attempted to hit agents with the club numerous times and used a shirt to block the taser attempts by agents. After knocking an agent to the ground, he hit them twice before being shot.2023-04-01Dwight Cornwell (76) Phoenix, ArizonaCornwell was attempting to break into a woman's residence through her window using his firearm. When police told him to drop his weapon, he refused to comply, shooting a round into the air, and was shot.2023-04-01Tyler Raymer (28) WhiteVersailles, MissouriRaymer shot at two deputies who returned fire, killing him.2023-04-01Zachery Polk (53) WhiteWayne, MichiganPolice were called to the Ford Stamping Plant in Wayne, Michigan. When the officers arrived, Polk allegedly pointed a gun at them, which caused an officer to shoot Polk. Polk was taken to a hospital where he later died.2023-04-01Erick Jara (27) UnknownGrand Junction, ColoradoJara was shot after he had a knife and had attempted to stab his roommate.
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