March 2020
Date Name (age) of deceasedRaceState (city)Description2020-03-31 Edward Bronstein (38) White California (Altadena) Police arrested Bronstein for a suspected DUI. At the station officers restrained Bronstein as they attempted to get a blood sample, holding him face down on a mat despite him saying he couldn't breathe. Bronstein fell unconscious and died. In 2023 six California Highway Patrol officers, a sergeant, and a nurse were charged with manslaughter in Bronstein's death.2020-03-31 Enrique Quiroz (41) Texas (Austin) Quiroz experienced a medical emergency and died after officers used a stun gun on him.2020-03-31 Valente Acosta-Bustillos (52) Hispanic New Mexico (Albuquerque) Acosta-Bustillos was shot and killed by police.2020-03-31 Shane Tilman Kent (29) White North Carolina (Asheville) Kent was shot and killed by police.2020-03-31 Anthony E. Pacheco (37) Hispanic California (Pomona) Pacheco was shot and killed by police.2020-03-31 John H. Ross II (29) Unknown Virginia (Rockingham County) Ross was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-30Daniel Prude (41)BlackNew York (Rochester)2020-03-30Sterling L. Chest Jr. (45)BlackMassachusetts (Springfield)2020-03-30 Jessie Stringfield (44) White Kentucky (Louisville) Stringfield was shot and killed by police.2020-03-30 Etonne Tanzymore (38) Black Maryland (Baltimore) Tanzymore was shot and killed by police.2020-03-29 Jacob E. Mcilveen (22) White Arizona (Phoenix) Mcilveen was shot and killed by police after shooting and killing one officer and wounding 2 others.2020-03-28 Shane Farwell (46) White Idaho (Caldwell) Farwell was shot and killed by police.2020-03-28 Thomas Owens (49) Unknown Kentucky (Gray)Owens was shot and killed by police.2020-03-27Unnamed personUnknown raceFlorida (Lehigh Acres)2020-03-27 Tyrell "Rex" Fincher (26) Black New York (Newburgh) Fincher was shot and killed by police.2020-03-27 William Patrick Floyd (51) Unknown Oregon (Salem) Floyd was shot and killed by police.2020-03-27Dawawn McCoy (36)BlackOklahoma (Oklahoma City)2020-03-27 Robert Harman Sword (46) White Virginia (Buchanan) Sword was shot and killed by police.2020-03-26 John Mark Hendrick Jr. (32) White North Carolina (Linwood) Hendrick was shot and killed by police.2020-03-26 Deanne Marie Owsianiak (55) White Florida (Ormond Beach) Owsianiak was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-25Unnamed manUnknown raceMontana (Browning)2020-03-25 Matthew Moore (19) White Nevada (Pahrump) On March 25, 2020, Law Enforcement was dispatched to a home after reports of a stabbing. After interviewing the victim of the stabbing, who knew the suspect, the responding officers arrived to Moore's home. Upon arrival, Moore's mother answered the door and told the officers she would be right back. Around 30 seconds later she opened the door and Moore leaned over her shoulder and fired 4 shots at Detective Bryan Cooper, knocking Cooper to the ground. Cooper fired 2 shots, reportedly missing Moore. Moore stood over Cooper, preparing to execute the detective. Detective Logan Gibbs, who had been to the side of the house fired 13 shots, killing Moore. Detective Cooper is in stable condition2020-03-25 Glenn A. White (53) White Arizona (London) White was shot and killed by police.2020-03-24 Timothy Wilson (36) Missouri (Kansas City) FBI agents attempted to detain Wilson as he picked up an inert explosive device for use in domestic terrorism, when a firefight suddenly erupted and Wilson was shot. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.2020-03-24 Kathryn R. Hale (32) White Washington (Shelton) Hale was shot and killed by police.2020-03-24 Mauricio Hernandez (31) Hispanic Texas (El Paso) Hernandez was shot and killed by police.2020-03-24 Christopher Joel Mock (45) White North Carolina (Winston-Salem) Mock was shot and killed by police.2020-03-24 Michael Wallace (34) White New York (Schenectady) Two officers responded to a domestic dispute call at Wallace's residence, and a report that he had threatened his apartment building's superintendent with a gun. As the officers attempted to make contact with the occupants, Wallace opened the door and pointed what appeared to be a firearm at the officers. The two officers responded by firing an undisclosed amount of shots. Schenectady Police Chief Eric Clifford said Wallace was believed to be holding a BB or pellet gun. Wallace was transported to the hospital where he died shortly after.2020-03-24 Gordon A. Castro Northern Mariana Islands (San Antonio) Castro was shot and killed by police after killing his girlfriend during a hostage situation.2020-03-23 Daniel Prude (41) New York (Rochester) Daniel Prude, who suffered from mental health issues was restrained by police, who later put a spit hood over his head after he spat at officers. They then put his head on the ground and held his head against the ground for two minutes after confrontation with him and the officers. After three minutes he started having spasms and trouble breathing. When officers noticed water leaking from his mouth, they released his neck, but he did not respond. After medical services arrived and performed CPR, he was pronounced brain dead from lack of oxygen shortly after 3:27 a.m. while in the ambulance. He was taken off of life support a little while later and died in the hospital. His death caused protests in September after the body camera footage was released due to the controversial instances of his death.2020-03-23 Charles Edward Walsh (50) White California (Mojave) Walsh was shot and killed by police.2020-03-23 Carlos Delgado (46) Hispanic Texas (San Antonio) Delgado was shot and killed by police.2020-03-22 Gerald Johnson (55) Unknown California (Sacramento) Johnson was shot and killed by police.2020-03-21 Israel Lucas (30) Unknown California (Mojave) Lucas was shot and killed by police.2020-03-21 Bryan Pena (28) Unknown Utah (Taylorsville) Pena was shot and killed by police.2020-03-21Charles Thomas Evans (52)Unknown raceFlorida (Pine Ridge)2020-03-21Peter C. Albers (21)Unknown raceMissouri (Villa Ridge)2020-03-21 Charles Lorentz (25) White New Mexico (Carlsbad Caverns National Park) A National Park ranger pulled Lorentz over for speeding. A struggled ensued in which the ranger deployed his taser twice, which was ineffective. The ranger shot Lorentz after he allegedly tried to grab the ranger's gun.2020-03-20 Kamall Koby Edwards (18) Black Georgia (Cuthbert) Edwards was shot and killed by police.2020-03-20 Alvin Lamont Baum (23) Black Virginia (Virginia Beach) Baum was shot and killed by police.2020-03-20 Mychael Johnson (31) Black Florida (Tallahassee) Johnson was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-20 Larry Millraney (39) White Tennessee (Franklin County) Millraney was shot and killed by police.2020-03-19 Kyle Anthony Eichler (33) White Missouri (Wheeling) Eichler was shot and killed by police.2020-03-19 Charles Parker (47) White New York (Port Jervis) Parker was shot and killed by police.2020-03-18Unnamed manUnknown raceFlorida (Port Richey)2020-03-18 Steven Alire (51) White Colorado (Orchard Mesa) Alire was shot and killed by police.2020-03-18 Lebarron Ballard (28) Black Texas (Abilene) Ballard was shot and killed by police2020-03-18 Harold Spencer (39) Black Louisiana (Iota) Harold Spencer was shot and killed by police.2020-03-18Allen F. Boehnlein (58)WhiteIndiana (Granger)2020-03-17Steven Alire (51)WhiteColorado (Grand Junction)2020-03-17Jose Luis Lopez-Rodriguez (40)Unknown raceCalifornia (Richmond)2020-03-17 William Simpkins (39) Black Georgia (Atlanta) Simpkins was shot and killed by police.2020-03-16Unnamed personUnknown raceFlorida (Naranja)2020-03-16 Raymundo Aaron Ceja (32) California (Santa Clarita) Ceja drove into the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station parking lot and approached officers loading their cars with what appeared to be a gun. Officers responded to the threat by shooting Ceja. Ceja was hit and taken to hospital where he later died. It was later determined that the weapon Ceja was carrying was an airsoft gun designed to look like a real firearm. Police are investigating if the incident was a suicide by cop.2020-03-16 Darwin Foy (35) Black Iowa (Webster City) Foy was shot and killed by police.2020-03-16 Marvin O'Reilly (55) Unknown Arizona (Tucson) O'Reilly was shot and killed by police.2020-03-16 Juanito Ovalle (58) Hispanic Texas (San Antonio) Ovalle was shot and killed by police.2020-03-16 Charity Thome (42) White Pennsylvania (Myerstown) Thome was shot and killed by police.2020-03-16Eric E. Briceno (39)HispanicCalifornia (Maywood)2020-03-15Darrell W. Mobley Sr. (48)BlackNew York (Syracuse)2020-03-15 Douglas J. Foster (47) White Montana (Lewistown) Foster was shot and killed by police.2020-03-15 Catherine Gomez (25) Hispanic California (Long Beach) Gomez was shot and killed by police.2020-03-15 Michael Brandon Potter (33) White North Carolina (High Point) Potter was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-15 Dakota Yancey (19) White Virginia (Chase City) Yancey was shot and killed by police.2020-03-14 Chase Eldon Brooks (32) White Oregon (Springfield) Brooks was shot and killed by police.2020-03-14Unnamed person (48)Unknown raceFlorida (Cocoa)2020-03-14 Jesse Cedillo (30) White California (Lodi) Cedillo was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-14 Rory Edwin Murray (30) Unknown California (Lodi) Murray was shot and killed by police.2020-03-14 Justin Riggs (30) White Kentucky (Louisville) Riggs was shot and killed by police officers.2020-03-14 Jeremiah Medina (31) Hispanic New Mexico (Taos) Medina was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Rosario Angel Alvarado (41) Hispanic Arizona (Chandler) Alvarado was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Jorge Martinez (30) Hispanic Oklahoma (Rogers County) Martinez was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Marc Morgan (62) White Pennsylvania (New Kensington) Morgan was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Christopher Mullins (40) White Tennessee (Murfreesboro) Mullins was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Dung Nguyen (50) Asian Texas (Garland) Nguyen was shot and killed by police.2020-03-13 Oral Nunis (56) Black California (Chula Vista) Nunis died during arrest by Chula Vista Police after suffering a mental health crisis.2020-03-13 Breonna Taylor (26) Black Kentucky (Louisville) Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American emergency medical technician, was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) officers on March 13, 2020. Three LMPD officers executing a no-knock search warrant entered her apartment in Louisville, Kentucky. Gunfire was exchanged between Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker and the officers. Walker said he believed that the officers were intruders. The LMPD officers fired over twenty shots. Taylor was shot eight times and LMPD Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly was injured by gunfire. Another police officer and an LMPD lieutenant were on the scene when the warrant was executed.2020-03-12 Duncan Lemp (21) White Maryland (Potomac) Duncan Socrates Lemp was fatally shot at his home in Potomac, Maryland during a no-knock police raid by the Montgomery County Police Department’s SWAT team.