March 2013
Date Name (Age) of Deceased RaceState (City)Description2013-03-31Jonathan Lee Cunningham (35)WhiteNorth Carolina (Raleigh)2013-03-31Gregory Allen Bridges (44)WhiteTexas (The Woodlands)2013-03-31Melissa Anne Jenkins (60)WhiteNorth Carolina (Tarboro) 2013-03-30 Huggins, Broderick (32) Black California (Oakland) Huggins, from Modesto, was fatally shot by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy after he refused to get out of the vehicle and drove off, dragging one of those deputies, who had been trying to undo Huggins' seat belt.2013-03-30Taurino Martinez Guevara (46)HispanicCalifornia (Delano)2013-03-30Tomas G. Ramirez Gonzalez (24)HispanicArizona (Phoenix) 2013-03-29 Larry Albert Bohannon White New Hampshire (Walpole) Bohannon, a suspect in a Vermont armed robbery was pursued and killed by gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and abdomen.2013-03-29Cody Ramseyer (49)WhiteUtah (Willard)2013-03-29Waylen J. Wealot (21)WhiteMissouri (Kansas City)2013-03-28Rick Marlowe (49)WhiteWashington (Hoquiam)2013-03-28Samuel E. George (53)Unknown raceMaryland (Rawlings)2013-03-27George Golden (42)BlackTennessee (Memphis)2013-03-27Preston Phillips Jr. (72)WhiteArizona (Scottsdale) 2013-03-26 Stahl, David "D.J." W., II (20) White Ohio (West Lafayette) Three officers in two vehicles attempted a traffic stop on Stahl who was driving at a high speed. Stahl allegedly rammed one of the cruisers. Two officers from the other cruiser approached Stahl's vehicle on foot in an attempt to arrest him. Sheriff's Deputy Ernest Snyder shot and killed Stahl when he accelerated toward them, police say.2013-03-26Mark E. Warner (59)Unknown raceArizona (Buckeye)2013-03-25John Arganda (43)Unknown raceCalifornia (Pomona)2013-03-25Wesley Davis (35)WhiteNew Mexico (Carlsbad)2013-03-25Andres Castro-Badillo (25)HispanicGeorgia (Rocky Face)2013-03-24Yanitza Luciano Bonilla (33)HispanicPuerto Rico (Sabana Grande)Agent Pedro Juan López Maldonado shot and killed his ex-wife, Luciano Bonilla, and another man, Ayala del Valle, in the parking lot of a baseball park. He then fatally shot himself.Omar Ayala del Valle (28)2013-03-24Khari Neville Illidge (25)BlackAlabama (Phenix City)2013-03-23Abel Reyna Jr. (69)Unknown raceTexas (Lancaster)2013-03-23Jimmy Wayne Birchfield (36)WhiteOklahoma (Enid)2013-03-22Rhodes, Daniel (49)BlackFlorida (West Palm Beach)2013-03-22Terrence Barry (49)WhiteCalifornia (Castro Valley) 2013-03-22 Smith, Russell (51) Black Washington (Seattle) Members of the Bellevue Police Department SWAT team were serving a warrant at a Seattle home for the arrest of suspects in a series of robberies in Bellevue.2013-03-20Kenneth Knight (45)BlackIndiana (Fort Wayne)2013-03-21Matthew Cheyenne Simmons (28)WhiteTexas (Hebbronville)2013-03-21Ian Christopher Berrier (20)WhiteCalifornia (Huntington Beach)2013-03-21Howard Johnson Tungseth (87)Unknown raceCalifornia (Modesto)2013-03-21Theodore Jones IV (27)WhiteTennessee (Maryville)2013-03-21Evan Spencer Ebel (28)WhiteTexas (Decatur)2013-03-19Barry Caldwell (42)BlackSouth Carolina (Orangeburg)2013-03-19Kendall Carroll (21)BlackNew Mexico (Albuquerque)2013-03-19Ronald Manuel Ontiveros (37)HispanicUtah (Salt Lake City)2013-03-19David "Dizzy" Martinez (39)HispanicCalifornia (Los Angeles)2013-03-19Ryan Rogers (27)BlackIllinois (East Hazel Crest) 2013-03-19 Acre, Jeremy (35) Unknown Alabama (Deatsville) Police responded to Acre's residence after receiving a call from a third party who claimed that there was a domestic dispute. When they arrived at the residence, the deputies knocked on the door and was met by Acre who was welding a handgun, Franklin said. Acre was told repeatedly to put his gun down, but he refused to comply. At some point during the exchange, a deputy deployed his Taser, which sent Acre to the ground, he said. But, before deputies could disarm Acre, he removed one of the probes and got back on his feet.When again Acre wouldn't put his gun down or be subdued, the supervisor fired his service weapon one time hitting Acre in the upper torso, Franklin said. Acre died at the scene. 2013-03-18 Meija, Elias (27) Hispanic California (San Jose) Police were looking for Meija in connection with a homicide and spotted him in a stolen vehicle and blocked his car. Meija allegedly tried to ram his way out. San Jose officer Bruce Barthelemy shot and killed Meja after getting out of an unmarked police vehicle when Meja drove toward him.2013-03-18Transcini Richerson (30)BlackTexas (Waco)2013-03-18 Alvarez, Jared Albert (32)Hispanic Texas (Houston) Two Houston Police officers were on patrol when they observed Alvarez driving erratically. The officers initiated a traffic stop, but Alvarez refused to stop his vehicle and drove into a cul-de-sac at 600 Saddle Rock Drive. When Alvarez reached the end of the street he attempted to reverse his vehicle but became stuck on a large rock. One of the officers exited the squad car and began to approach Alvarez's vehicle on foot. As the officer was approaching, Alvarez pulled out a gun and shot the officer in both arms. The second officer discharged his weapon, fatally striking Alvarez. 2013-03-17 Bailey, Kevin M. (22) Black Ohio (Solon) Bailey was shot four times by officers after fleeing a traffic stop, crashing his vehicle, and shooting at officers still in their cruisers.2013-03-17William Alfred Shaw (46)WhiteArizona (Phoenix)2013-03-16Jeffrey Alan Langenhorst (50)Unknown raceCalifornia (Ontario)2013-03-16Sonia Angelita Castaneda-Montoya (28)HispanicCalifornia (Pomona)2013-03-16Esau Castellanos-Bernal (26)HispanicIllinois (Chicago)2013-03-15Jason Erling Hallstrom (41)WhiteCalifornia (Santa Ana)2013-03-15Angelo D. Moreno (27)Unknown raceCalifornia (American Canyon)2013-03-15Michael Marselle (45)WhiteGeorgia (Roswell)2013-03-15Skyler Stewart (20)BlackPennsylvania (Paxtonia) 2013-03-14 Myers, Kurt (64) White New York (Herkimer) The Herkimer County shootings. On March 13, Myers started a fire in his apartment before going on a shooting spree, killing two people and wounding two others in a barbershop in Mohawk, New York, and killing two more at a car wash in the adjacent village of Herkimer. He was cornered in an abandoned bar in Herkimer. The standoff ended when Myers shot a police dog and the police returned fire, killing him.2013-03-14Clifford Jung Min Park (29)AsianCalifornia (Ventura)2013-03-14Tyrique Rashad Johnson (21)BlackTexas (Dallas)2013-03-14Bradley Wilson (30)WhiteIdaho (Chubbuck)2013-03-14John Harris (58)BlackIllinois (Chicago)2013-03-13Rodriguez, Juan (44)HispanicFlorida (Miami) 2013-03-13 Jones, Wayne Arnold (50) Black West Virginia (Martinsburg) Jones was stopped by police while walking on South Queen Street. He told officers he was carrying a weapon. Jones did not comply with a search for the weapon and reportedly threatened the officers with a knife.2013-03-13Stephen P. Bethea (53)WhiteIllinois (Bloomington)2013-03-13Jose Manuel Cantu (78)HispanicTexas (Del Valle)2013-03-13Willie Lee Bingham Jr. (20)BlackMississippi (Cleveland) 2013-03-12 Johnston, Daniel (58) White Connecticut (Willimantic) Police were responding to a report of a man acting in a threatening manner. Officers arrived and found Johnston armed with a hatchet, and after a confrontation where Johnston refused to drop the hatchet, they shot and killed him. 2013-03-12Austin Ryan Thomas (17)BlackMichigan (Southfield)2013-03-12Alvin T. Clark (47)Unknown raceNebraska (Valentine) 2013-03-10 Whiting, Horace (61) Black Tennessee (Memphis) Police responded to a call reporting an armed person. On arrival they found Whiting standing in the street holding a shotgun. Police stated that Whiting refused to drop the gun and, in fact, fired it instead, at which point they shot and killed him. 2013-03-10 Salameh, Taleb Hussein Yousef (28) White Iowa (North Liberty) Police responded to a 911 call reporting domestic violence. When they arrived at the scene gunshots were exchanged, and Salameh was shot and killed. 2013-03-10 Rawls, Anthony (49) Blacks Georgia (Warner Robins) Police allegedly received a call that Rawls had a gun and was threatening his wife. Officers shot and killed him outside his home. 2013-03-10 Dixon, Arthur, Jr. (43) White Florida (St. Petersburg) Police were responding to a 911 call from a woman who said her son was threatening suicide. Two officers shot the man to death after he allegedly threatened them with a pair of scissors. 2013-03-10 Gilkerson, James L. (42) White Ohio (Middlefield) Gilkerson was pulled over for a routine traffic stop when he got out and began shooting at two officers with an AK-47, police say. Both officers returned fire and killed him. 2013-03-10 Allen, Clinton Black Texas (Dallas) Police were responding to a disturbance call involving Allen, whom they had dealt with before. Officer Clark Staller shot and killed Allen during a struggle between the two.2013-03-10Carlos Ribot (32)HispanicNew Jersey (Newark)2013-03-09Dashaude J. Carr (19)BlackTexas (Houston) 2013-03-09 Gray, Kimani (16) Black New York (Brooklyn) Gray and some other people were standing outside a building when they were approached by plainclothes officers. The officers stated that Gray attempted to leave the area when he saw them. They stated that he adjusted his waistband and "continued to act in a suspicious manner." The officers said that Gray then drew a gun and pointed it at them, at which point they shot and killed him. However, witness reports seem to contradict this story. 2013-03-09 Wright, Jeffrey Allen (55) White Florida (Navarre) Wright was shot and killed by SWAT members Sgt. Nathan Hall, Deputy Brian Miller, and Detective Jerry Nash after allegedly pointing a pistol at them inside his home. Police were attempting to serve a felony warrant for counterfeiting. Wright barricaded himself in his home, and SWAT was called in.2013-03-08Khalid Bouaiti (44)BlackNew Jersey (Jersey City)2013-03-08Jason Glover (32)WhiteLouisiana (Abita Springs)2013-03-08Jason Welch (34)WhiteNebraska (Omaha)2013-03-08Thomas Hawes (45)WhiteArizona (Scottsdale) 2013-03-08 Donohue, Adam (20) Black Florida (Boca Raton) Officers attempted to pull over a taxi cab that was alleged to have been stolen by Donohue. A struggle then ensued, where Donohue was shot and tased. One of the officers suffered minor injuries. 2013-03-08 Saenz, Daniel (37) White Texas (El Paso) An officer shot and killed Saenz, an inmate he was escorting to a hospital for a medical release. The two men allegedly got into a struggle before the officer shot him several times. Saenz was handcuffed at the time. 2013-03-07 Clifton Joel Day White Florida (Jacksonville) Trying to repeatedly smash his ex-wife's car, the SWAT officers came to the scene. She told police he was trying to kill her. He had a gun, police told him to put it down, and later when he tried to reach for it they fired at him six times, killing him.2013-03-07William Washington (32)Unknown racePennsylvania (Philadelphia) 2013-03-06 Ayala, Ramon (27) Hispanic Washington (Sunnyside) Officers responded to a report of a man shooting a gun into the air on a busy street corner. An officer shot and killed Ayala when he ignored their commands and allegedly pointed the gun towards them.2013-03-06Scott Edward Evans (40)WhiteTennessee (New Market) 2013-03-06 Eckel, Brandon Wesley (27) Unknown California (Livingston) Police pulled Eckel over after witnessing him littering and threatened to tow his truck because of a suspended license. Eckel drove away and a high-speed chase ensued, ending when Eckel crashed his truck. Police say he pulled out a rifle and pointed it at officers, who fired at him. Officers later stated that Eckel shot himself when the police began firing at him. 2013-03-06 Kelley, Eulice Troy (47) White Georgia (Columbus) Police were responding to a domestic dispute. Officers shot and killed Kelley after he allegedly fired a weapon at them. 2013-03-05 Dennison, Parrish (41) White New Mexico (Albuquerque) Dennison ran from police after being confronted wh