2003 DateName (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2003-12-31David R.A. Scaringe (24)WhiteNew York (Albany)Killed by bullets meant for a drunk driver. The bullets also injured a bystander.2003-12-29Justin Coates (23)BlackIndiana (Indianapolis)2003-12-28Diane Clough (42)Race unspecifiedNew Jersey (Vineland)2003-12-27Jonathan Ray ComickTexas (Houston)2003-12-25Armando Alvarado (28)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Hawthorne)2003-12-23Darnell Lester (26)Race unspecifiedOhio (Cleveland)2003-12-15Kevin L. Lunsford (25)Texas (Houston)2003‑12‑12Kenneth WalkerGeorgia (Columbus)Shot during traffic stop on suspicion of drug possession.2003-11-21Eli Eloy Escobar II (14)HispanicTexas (Houston)2003-11-18Charlie E. Brown (47)Texas (Houston)2003-11-15Desean Cathcart (26)New York (Brooklyn)2003-11-14Stanley Strnad (26)Ohio (Cleveland)2003-11-13Alan Hoyos (18)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Lynwood)2003-11-13Maximino Reyes (26)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Compton)2003-11-03Russell Wimbush (43)New York (Staten Island)2023-10-31Jose D. Vargas Jr. (15)HispanicTexas (Houston)2003-10-29Renardo Powell (26)New York (Brooklyn)2003-10-24Piarre ReedCalifornia (Meiners Oaks)Shot in the head by a SWAT team sniper outside of his home. Police allege that Reed was armed, but no weapons were found.2003‑10‑11Billye VenableCalifornia (San Diego)Shot in the head while allegedly resisting arrest.2003-10-11Douglas Keith Smith (38)WhiteCalifornia (Culver City)2003-09-19Stephen Seignious (37)New York (Bronx)2003-09-10Steven Hanson (25)Maine (Gray)2003-09-08Gralynn K. Guillory (20)BlackTexas (Houston)2003-09-02Mary J. BeasleyTexas (Houston)2003-08-28Shelvin Rowmane Williams (22)BlackTexas (Houston)2003-08-27Salvador Tapia (36)Illinois (Chicago)Tapia entered his workplace and shot and killed six co-workers. He was killed during an exchange of gunfire with police officers.2003-08-24Deandre BrunstonCalifornia (Compton)Shooting of Deandre Brunston2003-08-17Karl B. Koch (24)Texas (Houston)2003-08-13Jimmie Jones (38)Ohio (Cleveland)2003-08-08Melvin Sylvester (65)New York (Manhattan)Shot when he did not drop the knife he was holding.2003-08-05Denise Washington (30)Colorado (Aurora)Washington was shot when she struck a policeman with a candlestick. She was off her mental illness meds.2003-07-31Terence Raibon (25)BlackTexas (Tyler)2003-07-30Anthony Minner (22)BlackNevada (Las Vegas)2003-07-30Michael A. Newkirk (20)BlackNew Jersey (Newark)Newark police officers responding to complaints of noise and public drinking at a North Ward barbecue. Police say Newkirk pointed a gun at officers, but family members say he was holding only a liquor bottle.2003-07-29Kyle Banks (25)Ohio (Cleveland)2003-07-29Daniel Bucci (19)WhiteOhio (Mayfield Heights)2003-07-28David Alan Buchanan (35)Race unspecifiedNorth Carolina (Lillington)2003-07-28Robert Duke (45)Race unspecifiedFlorida (Gainesville)2003-07-28Christopher Skwierc (18)WhiteFlorida (West Palm Beach)2003-07-27Franciso Antonio Perez (22)Hispanic/LatinoMaryland (Middle River)2003-07-26Sammie Robinson (43)Race unspecifiedIllinois (Chicago)2003-07-25Glennel Givens Jr. (28)BlackCalifornia (Berkeley)2003-07-25Julio Cesar Contreras (39)Hispanic/LatinoWisconsin (Madison)2003-07-24Lennon Christopher "Chris" Johnson (27)Race unspecifiedTexas (Austin)2003-07-24Tony Vernon (38)BlackTexas (Dallas)2003-07-24Terrance Devonny Griffin (30)BlackMichigan (Detroit)2003-07-23Othniel Askew (31)BlackNew York (Manhattan)Shot and killed after he assassinated councilman James E. Davis.2003-07-22Michael John Sommers (31)WhiteMichigan (Warren)2003-07-21Eric Hudson (38)Race unspecifiedAlabama (Eufaula)2003-07-21Eric Quick (31)WhiteNew Jersey (Bellmawr)2003-07-21Willie Floyd Bailey (78)Race unspecifiedAlabama (Seale)2003-07-20Brian R Swotek (30)WhiteNebraska (Omaha)2003-07-20Jennifer L. Shepherd (31)Race unspecifiedWisconsin (Turtle Lake)2003-07-20Jose Antonio Rivera RoblesHispanicPuerto Rico (San Juan)Two officers punched and kicked Rivera Robles while arresting him, resulting in his death. In 2009 the officers were convicted and sentenced to 10 and six and a half years in prison, respectively.2003-07-19David Sandoval Jr. (37)Race unspecifiedCalifornia (Merced)An officer shot and killed David Sandoval Jr. when Sandoval allegedly became "aggressive" with the officer while wielding a pointed corn-dog stick during a domestic disturbance call.2003-07-19Michael Earl Crispin (28)Race unspecifiedWisconsin (Onalaska)2003-07-18James Paul Faulkner Jr. (54)Race unspecifiedGeorgia (LaFayette)2003-07-18Dennis G. Colombo Jr. (28)WhiteFlorida (Palm Beach Gardens)2003-07-17Roy Lee White (52)WhiteOklahoma (Tishomingo)2003-07-16Oscar Curtis Tilghman (44)WhiteCalifornia (Fresno)2003-07-16James Russell Leake (29)Race unspecifiedWest Virginia (Falls Mill)2003-07-16Maurice Cook (28)BlackCalifornia (Mead Valley)2003-07-15James Dwight Jr. (26)Race unspecifiedFlorida (Jacksonville)2003-07-14Joan McHugh (47)Race unspecifiedNew York (Roslyn Heights)Killed by her NYPD boyfriend, who then killed himself.2003-07-13Cau Bich Tran (25)Asian/Pacific IslanderCalifornia (San Jose)2003-07-12Chad E. Seymour (26)WhiteMissouri (Kansas City)2003-07-12Ralph "Steven" Burke (55)Race unspecifiedArkansas (Elkins)2003-07-11William Phillip Kellogg (21)WhiteTexas (Roscoe)2003-07-09Duc Minh Pham (34)Asian/Pacific IslanderNew Mexico (Albuquerque)2003-07-08Randall N. Vergari (47)Race unspecifiedIllinois (Collinsville)2003-07-08Sa'id Yusuf AKA Luke RappRace unspecifiedIdaho (Genesee)2003-07-07Scott Allen Woodring (40)WhiteMichigan (Fremont)2003-07-07Anthony Brown (28)WhiteNew York (Buffalo)2003-07-06Damien W. Morton (22)BlackNevada (Las Vegas)2003-07-06Corey Graham (33)Race unspecifiedNew Jersey (Camden)2003-07-06Merrill Patten (38)WhiteVermont (Vergennes)2003-07-06Mark Carlisle (22)WhiteIndiana (Evansville)2003-07-06Jermaine Timothy Simmons (21)Race unspecifiedSouth Carolina (Charleston)2003-07-05Paul Nash Childs (15)BlackColorado (Denver)2003-07-05Mark Armstead (31)BlackPennsylvania (Philadelphia)2003-07-03Lonnie James Jefferson (25)Race unspecifiedTexas (Lufkin)2003-07-03Claid Drew Bales (51)WhiteOklahoma (Meeker)2003-07-02Juan Alberto Negron Gonzalez aka Ruddy Lora (23)Hispanic/LatinoConnecticut (Hartford)2003-07-02Jorge Sanchez-Mendoza (23)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Paso Robles)2003-07-01Aaron Tackett (57)WhiteKentucky (Prestonsburg)2003-07-01Efrain Cuenca Dimas (16)Hispanic/LatinoNevada (Las Vegas)2003-06-29Sandra WilsonFlorida (North Miami Beach)Shot by her police officer boyfriend on the same force. The boyfriend then killed himself.2003-06-24Harold McCord (36)Washington (Monroe)2003-06-18Calvin Washington (41)New York (Brooklyn)Died from a heart attack after his house was raided without warning.2003-06-01Unnamed man (33)Texas (Dallas)2003-05-22Ousmane ZongoNew YorkOusmane Zongo2003-05-16Alberta SpruillHarlem (New York)Died of heart failure due to the use of stun grenades when police raided the wrong apartment looking for drugs after a tip from an unreliable informant2003-05-11Steven M. Williams (26)WhiteUtah (Herriman)2003-05-06Christopher Pullen (36)Maine (Poland)2003-05-05 Kendra JamesOregon (Portland)Shot as a passenger in a car while trying to flee a traffic stop.2003-05-04Johnny J. Roth III (23)Texas (Houston)2003-05-02Gregory HerringColorado (Colorado Springs)Died of "sudden cardiovascular collapse" during struggle with police. The police were responding to report of a naked and bleeding man in apartment parking lot who was yelling and banging on doors. City settled for $19,500 with Herring estate.2003‑05‑01Carlos Lopez (19)New York (Brooklyn)Lopez had allegedly just shot and killed a man and left in a van. Officers pulled him over & shot and killed him when he turned toward them.2003‑04‑30Floyd Quinones (28)New York (Brooklyn)Shot and killed after he fired 17 shots into the air to mark a friend's birthday.2003‑04‑26Charquissa Johnson (23)Washington DCJohnson was shot after she was ordered to drop the gun she was holding. But witnesses say Johnson was unarmed and had her hands raised when she was shot.2003-04-26Crystal BrameWashington (Tacoma)Wife of Tacoma Chief of Police David Brame, killed by her husband in a murder-suicide two months after she filed for divorce citing a long history of domestic abuse.2003-04-23Unnamed man (36)Texas (Dallas)2003‑04‑16Etzel Faulkner (43)New York (Queens)Shot and killed when he pulled out a pellet gun.2003-03-31Juan Lozano Jr. (31)HispanicTexas (Houston)2003‑03‑24Odell Smith (23)Washington DCSmith was killed when he allegedly turned around and pointed a gun at officers during a foot pursuit.2003-03-18Dale Pelletier (33)Maine (Acton)2003-03-18Unnamed man (36)Texas (Dallas)2003-03-08Michael PleasanceIllinois (Chicago)Shot in a subway terminal. An officer had broken up a fight involving another man and Pleasance was standing nearby when the officer shot him in the head. Pleasance's family was awarded $3 million for his death. The officer was suspended for 30 days and later promoted.2003-03-02Justin FieldsWisconsin (Milwaukee)2003-02-24Billy Dewayne Copeland (26)Race unspecifiedAlabama (Birmingham)2003-02-23Ronnie James Chavez (22)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (El Monte)2003-02-22Demetrius Swift (21)BlackCalifornia (Rialto)2003-02-22Victor Martinez (27)Hispanic/LatinoPennsylvania (Lancaster)2003-02-20Anthony Molette (25)BlackLouisiana (Alexandria)2003-02-19Thu Van Tran (48)Asian or Pacific IslanderCalifornia (Garden Grove)2003-02-19Michael Moll (18)WhiteCalifornia (San Francisco)2003-02-18Erick G. Causton (23)Race unspecifiedArizona (Chandler)2003-02-18Derrick Lamar Jenkins (34)BlackCalifornia (Los Angeles)2003-02-16Christopher St. Louis (18)WhiteCalifornia (Santee)2003-02-15Purnell "Rick" Cauley (35)Race unspecifiedTexas (Houston)2003‑02‑09Jason Kanally (26)New York (Lockport)2003-02-08Fidencio Diaz RamirezHispanicTexas (Houston)2003-02-06Willie B. Greene Jr. (39)BlackTexas (Houston)2003‑02-05Daniel Woodyard (34)California (San Diego)Woodyard was shot several times in the back by two SDPD officers. The shooting which occurred in a densely populated neighborhood, was witnessed by many community members. One community member asked to hold Danny as he lay bleeding from multiple gun shoot wounds. The request was denied. He died at the scene. A 500-person protest followed soon after this shooting. A month later the San Diego DA and Chief of Police released a report calling the shooting "justified".2003-02-03Joseph BauschekWisconsin (Milwaukee)2003-02-02Eric Estuardo Morales (26)HispanicTexas (Houston)2003-02-02Stanley Bates Georgia (DeKalb County)Shot after lunging at police with knife. Police were responding to report of a man attempting to enter his mother's home by force. The officer involved later lost a $7 million civil judgment in federal court for wrongful death in the incident.2003-01-23Jelani Manigault (24)BlackNew JerseyShot after lunging at police with a knife following a home invasion, during which he had stabbed the occupant. An excessive force claim was denied by a district court, and the appeal was rejected in 2009.2003-01-09Michael Ciacchi (38)Cleveland (Ohio)2003-01-05Truyen The Pham (23)AsianTexas (Houston)2003-01-05Don Charles Eisfeld (37)WhiteOregon (Forest Grove)2003-01-05James E. McNeal Jr. (29)Race unspecifiedKansas (Kansas City)2003-01-05Ronald Quaderer Jr. (24)Native American/AlaskanWisconsin (New Post)2003-01-04Robert Lee (57)Race unspecifiedMississippi (Hermanville)2003-01-04Casey Gordon Porter (30)WhiteAlaska (Sterling)2003‑01‑04Ana Lucia Rodriguez (63)Hispanic/LatinoNew York (Brooklyn)Hit and killed by a speeding officer.2003-01-03Carlos Cabrera (32)HispanicTexas (Houston)2003‑01‑02John Lagattuta (35)WhiteNew York (Brooklyn)2003-01-02Qing Chang (25)Asian/Pacific IslanderIllinois (Forest Park)2003‑01‑01Anthony Reid (21)BlackNew York (Brooklyn)2003‑01‑01Jamal Nixon (19)WhiteNew York (Brooklyn)2003‑01‑01Allen Newsome (17)BlackNew York City2003-01-01Jesse Hernandez (22)Hispanic/LatinoCalifornia (Los Angeles