List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, February 2023

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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in February 2023, whether in the line of duty or not, and regardless of reason or method. The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 35 people.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.


February 2023[edit]

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2023-02-28 Randall J. Wesolek Jr. (43) Unknown Branson, Missouri Wesolek reportedly brandished a gun after officers asked him to exit his vehicle at a gas station. A struggle allegedly occurred, during which officers fatally shot Wesolek.[1]
2023-02-28 Matthew A. Sansotta (36) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Police responded to erratic driving and found Sansotta lying in his truck with multiple firearms inside. Police shot Sansotta dead after he allegedly reached for a handgun.[2]
2023-02-25 William Tisdol (48) Unknown Springfield, Massachusetts Police responded to a suspect allegedly armed with a firearm and threatening people at MGM Springfield. During a foot chase, officers fatally shot Tisdol after he reportedly fired shots at them.[3]
2023-02-24 James Lanier (34) Black Duplin County, North Carolina Lanier walked into a store nude and confronted several customers. An officer who responded tased Lanier, then shot him to death when he charged them.[4]
2023-02-24 Zachary Shogren (34) Unknown Duluth, Minnesota Shogren allegedly threatened violence, causing officers to respond. He was shot and killed by officers after he allegedly threatened them with a knife.[5]
2023-02-24 Adrienne Arrington (39) Unknown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Arrington was shot and killed by officers after she allegedly fired at them with a pistol.[6]
2023-02-22 Jason Resendez (47) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Resendez was identified by patrolling officers as a potential suspect in another crime. He was shot to death by police after he reportedly brandished a handgun at officers.[7]
2023-02-22 Derin Holmes (41) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Holmes was shot and killed by police as he fled officers after he reportedly fired a gun at police.[8]
2023-02-22 Sabeeh Alalkawi (30) Unknown Troy, New York While responding to an emergency call, a police officer crashed into Alalkawi's car, killing him.[9]
2023-02-22 Timothy McCree Johnson (37) Black Tysons, Virginia Police were notified by loss prevention officers that a man was stealing sunglasses from a Nordstrom store at Tysons Corner Center. Police pursued the man, Johnson, about a quarter mile on foot, ending in a wooded area. Two officers gave commands to Johnson to get on the ground before firing. Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis stated he did not know if Johnson was armed or not, and an investigation found no weapons on or near Johnson.[10][11] One of the two officers, a sergeant, was later fired.[12]
2023-02-21 Amarion Hope (17) Black Avondale, Arizona Hope was shot and killed by police as he ran away from law enforcement. He allegedly got into a struggle with officers before the shooting. Police reported he possessed several knives.[13][14]
2023-02-21 Herman Lucas (31) Black Milwaukee, Wisconsin After crashing a car and fleeing, Lucas was fatally shot while he was fleeing with an alleged gun in his hand.[15][16]
2023-02-20 Michael James Trask (39) Unknown Goddard, Kansas After a police chase, Trask allegedly approached an officer with a BB gun, causing the officer to open fire and kill him.[17]
2023-02-19 Maria Martin (22) Black Livonia, Michigan An off-duty Detroit Police officer shot Martin, another DPD officer and his recent ex-girlfriend, before killing himself. The couple had two children, including a one-year-old who was home but not harmed during the shooting.[18]
2023-02-19 Michael Thomas Ghione (75) White West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania An officer driving without lights or sirens on lost control of his vehicle after looking down at a work computer. The car hit a guardrail and struck Ghione, a bicyclist, from behind. In March the officer was charged with careless driving resulting in unintentional death.[19]
2023-02-17 Zabina Gafoor (52) South Asian New York City, New York An NYPD vehicle responding to an emergency call in Queens hit a car that turned in front of it. The NYPD vehicle then moved towards the sidewalk, where it struck a pedestrian standing in a bike lane, killing her. The NYPD vehicle stopped after it hit an unoccupied car.[20]
2023-02-12 Yia Xiong (65) Asian Saint Paul, Minnesota Police responded to calls of a knife-wielding man at an apartment on the 100 block of Western Avenue South in Saint Paul. According to police officer accounts and body camera footage, Yia Xiong, a Hmong American man, advanced towards police officers while holding the knife, prompting officers to fatally shoot the man.[21][22]
2023-02-10 Everett Byram (34) White Palmdale, California Police responded to a domestic violence call at Byram's home. During the call Byram allegedly moved towards deputies holding an edged weapon, leading deputies to shoot him.[23]
2023-02-09 David Couch III (31) White Redding, California A California Highway Patrol trooper responded to reports of a man waving a gun while driving. The trooper found a vehicle matching the description in a driveway, with Couch in the driver's seat. The trooper and Couch got into a fight after Couch allegedly did not obey commands, and the trooper shot Couch. Police did not say if a gun was found. Per state law, the California Department of Justice investigated the shooting, as Couch was unarmed when he was killed.[24]
2023-02-08 Mark Bennett Hopkins (22) Unknown College Station, Texas During a search warrant, Hopkins allegedly fired a shotgun at officers. An officer returned fire, killing him.[25]
2023-02-08 Isidro Valverde (21) Hispanic Chicago, Illinois Valverde was shot during a chase. It's Unknown if he shot at officers. [26]
2023-02-07 unidentified male Unknown Poplar Bluff, Missouri A man with a knife was shot and killed by police after he allegedly charged at them.[27]
2023-02-07 Terrell Thompson (19) Black Milwaukee, Wisconsin Thompson was killed after he engaged in a shooting with Milwaukee Police Officer Peter Jerving, Killing Jerving.[28]
2023-02-06 Alex Greene (21) Unknown Winter Haven, Florida Police pursued Greene, who was suspected of shooting and wounding eleven people in a drive-by shooting in Lakeland on January 30. Following a chase, which ended at a restaurant parking lot, Greene carjacked a woman and allegedly drove her vehicle towards a Lakeland police officer, who shot Greene.[29]
2023-02-03 John Anderton (50) White Kansas City, Kansas Police responding to an overdose found Anderton fleeing on a bicycle. Anderton was allegedly armed and was shot and killed by officers after "some form of exchange" occurred.[30]
2023-02-03 Devin C. Lark (29) White Jennings County, Indiana Lark reportedly fled police and was fatally shot by an officer when he allegedly took out a gun.[31]
2023-02-02 Ryheam Damon Brown (25) Unknown Lynchburg, Virginia [32]
2023-02-02 James Cross (68) Unknown Magnolia, Texas [33]
2023-02-02 Stephen Charles Poolson Jr (41) Unknown Loveland, Colorado [34]
2023-02-02 Daniel Tang (21) Unknown Calhoun, Georgia [35]
2023-02-02 Darius L.J. Holcomb (39) Black Spartanburg, South Carolina [36]
2023-02-02 Torence Jackson Jr (28) Black Memphis, Tennessee [37]
2023-02-02 Thomas Gray (60) Unknown Jacksonville, Florida [38]
2023-02-02 Alonzo Bagley (43) Black Shreveport, Louisiana Officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at an apartment complex. Bagley jumped off a balcony and fled, and after a foot chase an officer shot him in the chest as he rounded a corner of the building. No weapons were found on or near Bagley.[39] An arrest warrant was issued for the officer several weeks later.[40]
2023-02-01 Justin Baker (33) Unknown Springfield, Missouri [41]

See also[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Lists of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States § See also.[edit]

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