December 2023
DateName (age) of deceasedRace Location Description 2023-12-31Talmadge Rodney Bryant (73) UnknownCottondale, FloridaJackson County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed Bryant as they responded to a shots fired report. Officers alleged that Bryant fired at police before being shot.2023-12-31Steven Clark Jr. (41) WhiteOcala, FloridaClark Jr. reportedly fired his gun in the air and pointed it at Marion County deputies before being shot.2023-12-31Benjamin McDaniel (30)WhiteLittle Rock, ArkansasAn off-duty officer working security at a Walmart attempted to detain McDaniel, suspected of shoplifting. The officer shot and killed McDaniel after he allegedly moved towards the officer with a knife while ignoring commands to drop it.2023-12-31Javier Flores (39)HispanicNorth Las Vegas, NV2023-12-30Ornela Morgan (43)WhiteNew City, New YorkA Bronxville Police sergeant shot his wife and their two sons at their home before killing himself.Liam Morgan (10)Gabriel Morgan (12)2023-12-29Paul Coderre (55)WhiteFairhaven, MassachusettsPolice were called to a bar where Coderre, the former acting fire chief for neighboring New Bedford, had gotten into an altercation. Police stated Coderre shot at officers when they arrived, striking one in the leg, before being shot. Coderre had previously been fired from New Bedford's fire department for lying while collecting disability benefits.2023-12-29Connor Jeffrey Amador (20)WhiteLompoc, CaliforniaA Lompoc Police officer shot and killed a male at a Circle K. Before being shot, the male robbed people in and around the gas station.2023-12-29Bashe McDaniel (52)UnknownNew York City, New YorkA woman approached MTA Police and told them a man had groped her, showing them a photo of a man with a distinctive jacket. Officers found the man, McDaniel, a block away and attempted to question him. Officers shot and killed McDaniel after he allegedly fired a shot at them with a semiautomatic weapon.2023-12-29Travis Darrell Shoulders (34)BlackJackson, MS2023-12-29Mary Antonette Garcia (44)HispanicEspañola, New Mexico2023-12-28Kevin Harlfinger (40) WhiteWoodbridge, New JerseyCranford police were pursuing a stolen vehicle when it crashed at the southbound lanes of Garden State Parkway. A shootout ensued that left an unidentified man dead and a Cranford police officer injured.2023-12-28Iesel Torres-Santiago (33) HispanicLas Vegas, Nevada2023-12-28Shane Kelec (38)UnknownElizabethtown, Pennsylvania2023-12-28Timothy McArdle Jr. (30)BlackFairbanks, Alaska2023-12-28Kevin J. Harlfinger (40)WhiteWoodbridge, New Jersey2023-12-28Thomas Matias (77)WhiteHonolulu, Hawaii2023-12-27Robert Brown (28)UnknownSan Bernardino, California2023-12-27unidentified person UnknownWeston, Wisconsin2023-12-27Tyrone Lee Johnson II (33)BlackPortland, Oregon2023-12-27Walter Lester McDonald III (81)UnknownGreenville, South Carolina2023-12-27Justin Jeffrey DavidsonWhiteEnterprise, Nevada2023-12-27Paton John Pinette (27)WhiteJacksonville, Florida2023-12-26Kalob Douglas Watts (21)AsianBismarck, MissouriA neighbor called police after a disturbance at Watts's home. The first officer who arrived spoke to Watts and attempted to get him to drop the handgun he was holding. The second officer arrived and shot and killed Watts within thirty seconds of arriving.2023-12-26Jerome Avalos Jr. (23) HispanicPueblo, Colorado2023-12-26Justin Whipps (30)BlackLauderdale County, MississippiWhipps, an on-duty prison guard at East Mississippi Correctional Facility, was shot and killed by another guard during a dispute in the prison's parking lot.2023-12-26Konrad Farad Khorshahian (63)WhiteAustin, TexasPolice responded after a call was made reporting a man with a rifle at a parking lot, which was later determined to have been placed by Khorshahian himself. A brief standoff occurred, in which one officer expressed confusion over whether Khorshahian was carrying a real weapon or a pellet gun. An officer shot and killed Khorshahian, who was found to be holding a BB rifle.2023-12-26Winston Dunham (33)BlackNorth Charleston, South Carolina2023-12-26Cameron Lee Tolber (30)WhitePisgah, Alabama2023-12-26unidentified male (37)Black Garden City, Michigan2023-12-25Nicholas DetweilerWhiteMount Shasta, CaliforniaA Mount Shasta police officer fatally shot Detweiler and wounded an Amtrak employee on a train stopped in Mount Shasta en route to Sacramento. Few details were immediately released. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) stated in a press release that they would investigate the shooting under Assembly Bill 1506, which requires the DOJ to investigate any fatal police shooting in which the subject was unarmed.2023-12-25Jorge Abram Carrillo (28)HispanicBrownsville, TexasThe unidentified male allegedly tried to strike a police officer with a vehicle. An unidentified officer then fatally shot the male.2023-12-24James L. Fischer (58)WhiteJoplin, MissouriPolice responded to a report of a suicidal man armed with a gun. Police shot and killed the man on his front lawn.2023-12-24Todd Novick (46)UnknownRochester, New YorkPolice responded to reports of two men walking down the street, one of whom was reported to have a gun. Officers spoke to three people on the scene, and one of them, Novick, began to run away. Officers pursued Novick and shot him in front of an abandoned home after he pulled out a replica firearm.2023-12-24Patrick KirbyWhiteRockford, Illinois2023-12-24Johnny Lee Wodd (54)WhiteRoseland, Indiana2023-12-24John Wayne Siffles (44)WhiteSummerville, Georgia2023-12-23Taylor Torres (29)HispanicTulsa, Oklahoma2023-12-23Brady Lynn Beck (57)WhiteLeague City, TexasA vehicle stolen from Houston was reported in a Walmart parking lot in League City. When the suspect returned to the car, officers attempted to arrest him. According to police and a witness, the man pulled a handgun on officers, leading them to shoot him.2023-12-23Michael Dotel (30)BlackNew York City, New YorkOfficers responded to a reported domestic dispute in the Bedford Park neighborhood of The Bronx and encountered a woman exiting an apartment with knife wounds to the face. When they entered the apartment, they found a man holding his mother in a headlock while holding a knife. According to police officers told the man to drop the knife several times before shooting him.2023-12-22Jason Rose (42)WhiteWeirton, West Virginia2023-12-21Samuel Tripp III (59)WhiteZebulon, North Carolina2023-12-21Johnathan Bady (31)BlackGermantown, Tennessee2023-12-21Vaughn MalloyUnknownStonington, ConnecticutPolice attempted to arrest Malloy on charges from Norwich. Few details were released, but police say Malloy shot and killed a state police K-9 before officers shot him.2023-12-20unidentified maleUnknownDetroit, Michigan2023-12-20Tristan Decedric Clark (24)BlackTuscaloosa, AlabamaPolice pulled over Clark and several others during a narcotics investigation. During the stop Clark allegedly tried to reach for a gun in his waistband, leading police to shoot him.2023-12-20David Estrada (38)HispanicDenver, Colorado2023-12-19Myron Ham (39)BlackSebring, FloridaPolice responded to reports of a fire on the side of the road and found Ham and a woman burning the woman's son's belongings. Ham wrapped the boy in a burning blanket and placed him in the fire, though he escaped with minor injuries. Deputies then shot and killed Ham after he allegedly attacked them with a pole.2023-12-17Melissa Tompkins (40)WhiteStrasburg, Virginia2023-12-17Tobias Ganey (60)WhiteMartinsburg, West Virginia2023-12-17Jamel C. Hill Moore (41)BlackMarshall, Minnesota2023-12-17Christopher Andrews (28)WhiteHillsboro, Oregon2023-12-17unidentified maleWhiteHosford, Florida2023-12-17Kyle Desmarais (42)WhitePortland, MainePolice pulled over Desmarais, who was suspected of an aggravated assault earlier in the day. After being pulled over Desmarais allegedly exited his vehicle and pointed a gun at officers, who shot and killed him.2023-12-17Jeanette Alatorre (51)WhiteBoulder, Colorado2023-12-16Trei Michael Adriec HernandezHispanicAustin, Texas2023-12-16Michael Shamrock Robertson Sr. (71)UnknownStafford, Virginia2023-12-16Sanrico McGill (33)BlackCharlotte, North CarolinaDuring a fight, McGill pulled out a gun and actively shooting. Police officers subsequently shot and killed him.2023-12-16Alton Tungovia (37)Native AmericanPhoenix, Arizona2023-12-15Kelly Mason (48)WhiteGrants Pass, Oregon2023-12-14Kenneth Clark (30)BlackLouisville, Kentucky2023-12-14Kent Edwards (43)BlackNew York City, New YorkOfficers surrounded an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan to confront a shooting suspect. Officers shot and killed Edwards after he allegedly fired a weapon at them, striking one.2023-12-14Payton Lawrence (19)BlackMesquite, TexasMesquite police officers followed a stolen vehicle to a parking lot, where they were confronted by six suspects. An officer discharged his weapon, killing Lawrence. Video of the shooting was released on December 21.2023-12-13Kody Olsen (45)WhiteTacoma, WashingtonPolice attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by the victim due to a possible DUI. The victim fled in the vehicle until coming to a dead end. Police claim the victim shot at police who returned fire, striking the victim. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he died 4 days later due to injuries form the shooting.2023-12-13Jose Peña Mejia (34)LatinoFontana, CaliforniaPeña fled a traffic stop and was shot and killed by police after he allegedly brandished a firearm at officers.2023-12-13unidentified male (33)UnknownPontiac, MichiganPolice attempted to make a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected of involvement in a shooting, but the driver fled, causing a police chase. When police stopped the driver, he allegedly made a threatening motion towards officers, causing them to shoot him dead.2023-12-13Deon W. Watson (51)BlackBridgeport Charter Township, MichiganMichigan State Police officers were attempting to arrest a suspect on multiple felony warrants. Watson allegedly fled and shot and wounded a trooper, causing officers to shoot him dead.2023-12-13William C. Barber III WhiteSt. Albans, West VirginiaBarber was fatally shot by police when he allegedly advanced towards officers wielding a knife.2023-12-12Kevin Ray Mills (53)WhiteSeagraves, TXA car chase ended in an officer-involved shooting when the suspect allegedly charged a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department warden, causing the warden to fatally shoot the suspect.2023-12-12Delwyn Jewvany Pinto (37)UnknownMcAllen, TexasPinto, a stabbing suspect, allegedly charged officers with a knife and was shot and killed.2023-12-11Wesley Adam Wells (41)WhiteGreenwood, TexasWells was shot and killed by officers responding to an aggravated assault.2023-12-11Michael Johnson (38)BlackLittle Rock, ArkansasPolice responded to reports of shots fired at a hotel. They shot and killed Johnson in the parking lot after he allegedly refused to drop a gun he was carrying.2023-12-11Bryon Scheuring (32)WhiteShenandoah, PennsylvaniaScheuring, a burglary suspect, allegedly lunged at an officer with a knife during a search of a home, causing officers to shoot him dead.2023-12-10Gerald Battaglia (75)UnknownMonroe, LouisianaA murder suspect allegedly set his house on fire and fired a gun at responding police. Officers shot and killed him.2023-12-10Darvet Brown (35)BlackSan Bernardino, CaliforniaBrown allegedly pointed a gun at a 3-year-old boy during a domestic disturbance, causing officers to shoot her dead.2023-12-10Darren Evans (33)UnknownThurston County, WashingtonEvans, a murder suspect, was shot and killed by police during a confrontation at a casino.2023-12-10Ray Garcia (27)HispanicSan Antonio, TexasPolice responded to a domestic disturbance. Garcia fled and was shot and killed by police after a confrontation in which he allegedly took an officer's gun.2023-12-10Michael Antonio Cobb Jr. (23)BlackGriffin, GeorgiaCobb allegedly fired shots at people outside a residence before fleeing. He la