September 2023
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description 2023-09-30David Rodriguez Lopez (30)WhiteIdabel, OklahomaDuring a hours-long standoff between local police, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police SWAT team, the man got out of his house and accessed into a vehicle and attempted to flee the scene, attempting to drive toward officers before being fatally shot by officers.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.2023-09-30Isaac Ocegueda (18)UnknownSalem, OregonTwo boys in a vehicle drove off during a traffic stop initiated by an Independence officer. Officers deployed spike strips to stop the pursuit, after which two boys got out of the car and ran off. Oregon State Police reported that one of the suspects shot at officers, hitting one Polk County deputy. Law enforcement officers then opened fire, killing one and injuring another in the exchange of gunfire.2023-09-29William Hicks Jr. (56)UnknownSoddy Daisy, TennesseeA 56-year-old man was fatally wounded by officers after assaulting an officer with the knife in a potential suicide individual call. The man was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.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.2023-09-29James Brown (40)UnknownFountain, FloridaA man wanted on warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon was killed by officers after barricading in his home for six hours.2023-09-29Thomas McGinty (46)UnknownMesa, ArizonaA 46-year-old father was killed by officers after their commands to drop a knife after pulling out the weapon while getting out of his vehicle. Officers reported that a 911 call was released before the killing, saying that the suicidal man was in his vehicle with a hose attached to the tailpipe.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.2023-09-29unidentified male (17)UnknownHouston, TexasA 17-year-old boy was killed while fleeing from officers with a group of armed men in the Trinity/Houston Gardens area. One of the officers struck the boy while investigating outside an apartment complex.2023-09-28Keith Galen Bach (63)WhiteSan Diego, CaliforniaBach, a diabetic man, was arrested for vandalism on September 25. According to a lawsuit, even though jail staff were informed of his condition and inmates told guards that Bach's insulin pump was empty, no guards gave him insulin, causing his death from diabetic ketoacidosis. Bach's death was ruled a homicide.2023-09-28Justin Gonzales (36)LatinoWest Allis, WisconsinAfter arriving at a family domestic dispute call, officers encountered the man who was armed with two knives. During the encounter, several officers discharged their weapons. Four West Allis officers fired their service weapons, while one West Allis officer used "non-lethal force." The five involved officers in the shooting were placed on administrative leave afterward.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.2023-09-27Ernest Burbage III (38)WhiteJohns Island, South CarolinaA 38-year-old man was fatally shot by officers after fatally wounding a K9, wounding two sheriff's deputies during a large standoff.2023-09-27Tammi Naler (47)UnknownCross County, Arkansas2023-09-26Homero Carrillo (22)LatinoLubbock, TexasAn officer was called to a vehicle that was previously reported as stolen. When the officer located the vehicle, the man reportedly exited from the driver’s side and began running on-foot. The responding officer chased the man and attempted to taser him, but failed to attack the suspect. The man and the officer both pulled out their pistols, and the officer fired several times, fatally injuring him on-scene.2023-09-26Darmon Graves Jr. (42)UnknownIndianapolis, IndianaBoth the Indiana State Police and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department replied that a local man, who was out on bond, got out of a car and attempted to shoot at investigators near the Fairgrounds area. Officers returned fire, fatally injuring him. According to court records, the man got out of prison in 2021, serving time after being convicted for shooting a man during a robbery.2023-09-25Nicolas Avila (24)LatinoMiami, FloridaMiami-Dade officers respond to a report of a carjacking at the 6th floor of a parking structure, where a male victim had his Nissan taken from him. Three people were in the car when officers located the vehicle a few miles away. They surrounded the vehicle, but when officers tried to stop it, one suspect inside the car began to shoot at officers, and then drove off. The pursuit ended with a fatal crash after the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing the shooter.2023-09-24Tiffany McCoy (32)LatinoTemple, Texas2023-09-24Michael Shirley (55)WhiteDallas, TexasA stolen vehicle standoff with Dallas Police officers and a 55-year-old man with an extensive criminal history turned into a pursuit when the man pulled out a revolver from a shoulder holster and drove off in a stolen white Cadillac SRX near the Casa View neighborhood. The vehicle hit a curb, overturned to its side, and the suspect returned fire before getting fatally shot by officers.2023-09-24Jorge Ramirez-Rivera (45)LatinoOak Ridge, FloridaOrange County deputies responded to report of a man shooting his gun at the backyard in Oak Ridge, pointing a gun at passing drivers, and threatening his roommate with the gun. When deputies arrived, they tried for about 40 minutes to negotiate with the man, but the man went outside at his backyard. Officers used less-lethal tactics including a Taser, but he pulled a firearm from his waistband and fired one shot before an officer fatally shot the man in the back.2023-09-24Joel Castaneda (42)UnknownMesa, ArizonaOfficers responded to a burglary after a woman called 911 saying that her ex-boyfriend broke into her house. Castaneda was located in a nearby house and began firing at officers. One officer returned fire on the suspect, killing him on-scene.2023-09-24Bryon J. Brown (32)BlackLittle Rock, ArkansasBrown died after an Arkansas State Police trooper performed a violent PIT maneuver on the suspect's 2006 BMW during a pursuit on Interstate 30 near mile marker 133, resulting in his death.2023-09-23Kaena Kaohu (30)UnknownKeaau, HawaiiWhile searching for a man accused of making terroristic threats between two of his brothers, officers spotted the suspect in a house, but took off on foot. The man ran into a heavily wooded area and began firing at officers. Officers returned fire and fatally struck the suspect.2023-09-23Brian Spencer (43)WhiteCross Lanes, West VirginiaA 43-year-old man from Sissonville, West Virginia with an active arrest warrant out of Logan County was shot and killed by deputies after he allegedly fired at them from his vehicle near the Rodeway Inn in Cross Lanes.2023-09-22Larry Harvey III (45)WhiteSherman, TexasThe 45-year-old former restaurant employee and longtime Sherman resident, who had an extensive criminal history in Grayson County dating back to the late 1990s, robbed the First United Bank. Police were able to track down the suspect at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2772. A male witness called 911 saying that the man had cut their phone lines and had a weapon. After officers arrived on-scene, the man pulled out a weapon, but an officer fired first, killing him instantly.2023-09-22Oscar Maxwell (22)BlackColumbus, GeorgiaMuscogee County deputies responded to the Baymont Hotel after a man was wanted on multiple felony warrants, including several firearm thefts. The man engaged with deputies but went back inside his room. Officers opened the door, the man started shooting at officers, and officers opened fire back. During a brief pause, deputies gave the man verbal commands before the man opened fire again at parked vehicles. Officers returned fire, fatally shooting the man to death as confirmed by a wireless robot.2023-09-22Ricketz Williams (27)UnknownIndianapolis, IndianaThree Indianapolis police officers were placed on administrative leave after assassinating the man during a standoff. Police reported that the man also shot a female victim outside Lucas Oil Stadium who later recovered.2023-09-22unidentified male (50)UnknownMorongo Indian Reservation, CaliforniaPolice responded to a report of a dead body at a house. Upon arrival, they were confronted by an armed resident and an officer-involved shooting occurred involving a Morongo Tribal Police officer.2023-09-21Ivan Solis Mora (33-34)LatinoInglewood, CaliforniaA 33-year-old Inglewood man diagnosed with schizophrenia was shot dead by police after charging towards an officer with a stick that had a knife on one end.2023-09-21Lamar Walker (24)BlackBerkeley, CaliforniaA female victim was working at the Toyota of Berkeley Certified Service Center when she was approached by a man. The man opened fire on the victim, fatally wounding the worker, before fleeing. After evacuating the scene and searching for potential victims, Berkeley police officers found the man crouched down by a desk in an office, pointing a silver revolver at the entryway where police were entering from. The man tried to attempt suicide before police arrived but was unsuccessful. Officer later found the suspect before shooting him to death on scene.2023-09-21Katherine Colon (40)LatinoNew Britain, ConnecticutA police officer driving to a burglary call struck Colon as she crossed the street.2023-09-20Dimitri Humphrey (26)BlackHouston, TexasA 26-year-old Houston murderer, who murdered a female victim during a domestic dispute the previous week, arrived at the Riverside Park area, got out of a Jeep, and sat on a playground slide. Surveillance officers shot him when he started to fire his gun.2023-09-20Abel Valensia (43)LatinoHesperia, CaliforniaOfficers were called to a burglary report that was confirmed as a false call. Officers confronted the man wearing a mask and carrying a BB gun before he was fatally shot by officers. One deputy was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The false 911 call reported that Valensia was locked in his closet, claiming that several armed men had entered the residence.2023-09-20Alejandro FaudoaUnknownStroud, OklahomaAn Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a semi-truck, operated by K&F Trucking of Oxford, North Carolina, without a trailer on Interstate 44 near mile-marker 183 because of a front plate lack. The trooper took Faudoa back to his vehicle to question him and made several observations leading him to believe the truck driver was involved in some criminal activity. Reporting that the man was placed "out of service" as a driver, the trooper told a K9 unit was coming to meet them to search the truck. The trooper said he asked to search the truck himself before requesting the K9 unit, but Faudoa refused to let him. Once Faudoa realized a K9 unit was coming, he exited the trooper's vehicle and ran toward his truck, attempting to flee. While the truck was moving slowly, the officer shot the suspect, killing him instantly.2023-09-19Eric Taylor (36)BlackIndianapolis, IndianaOf