# List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, 2003

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in 2003, 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 133 people.

## 2003

| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | State (city) | Description |
| 2003-12-31 | David R.A. Scaringe (24) | White | New York (Albany) | Killed by bullets meant for a drunk driver. The bullets also injured a bystander. |
| 2003-12-29 | Justin Coates (23) | Black | Indiana (Indianapolis) | |
| 2003-12-28 | Diane Clough (42) | Race unspecified | New Jersey (Vineland) | |
| 2003-12-27 | Jonathan Ray Comick | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-12-25 | Armando Alvarado (28) | Hispanic/Latino | California (Hawthorne) | |
| 2003-12-23 | Darnell Lester (26) | Race unspecified | Ohio (Cleveland) | |
| 2003-12-15 | Kevin L. Lunsford (25) | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003‑12‑12 | Walker, Kenneth | | Georgia (Columbus) | Shot during traffic stop on suspicion of drug possession. |
| 2003-11-21 | Eli Eloy Escobar II (14) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-11-18 | Charlie E. Brown (47) | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-11-15 | Cathcart, Desean (26) | | New York (Brooklyn) | |
| 2003-11-14 | Stanley Strnad (26) | | Ohio (Cleveland) | |
| 2003-11-13 | Alan Hoyos (18) | Hispanic/Latino | California (Lynwood) | |
| 2003-11-13 | Maximino Reyes (26) | Hispanic/Latino | California (Compton) | |
| 2003-11-03 | Wimbush, Russell (43) | | New York (Staten Island) | |
| 2023-10-31 | Jose D. Vargas Jr. (15) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-10-29 | Powell, Renardo (26) | | New York (Brooklyn) | |
| 2003-10-24 | Reed, Piarre | | California (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. |
| 2003‑10‑11 | Venable, Billye | | California (San Diego) | Shot in the head while allegedly resisting arrest. |
| 2003-10-11 | Douglas Keith Smith (38) | White | California (Culver City) | |
| 2003-09-19 | Seignious, Stephen (37) | | New York (Bronx) | |
| 2003-09-10 | Steven Hanson (25) | | Maine (Gray) | |
| 2003-09-08 | Gralynn K. Guillory (20) | Black | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-09-02 | Mary J. Beasley | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-08-28 | Shelvin Rowmane Williams (22) | Black | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-08-27 | Tapia, Salvador (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. |
| 2003-08-24 | Brunston, Deandre | | California (Compton) | Shooting of Deandre Brunston |
| 2003-08-17 | Karl B. Koch (24) | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-08-13 | Jimmie Jones (38) | | Ohio (Cleveland) | |
| 2003-08-08 | Sylvester, Melvin (65) | | New York (Manhattan) | Shot when he did not drop the knife he was holding. |
| 2003-08-05 | Washington, Denise (30) | | Colorado (Aurora) | Washington was shot when she struck a policeman with a candlestick. She was off her mental illness meds. |
| 2003-07-31 | Terence Raibon (25) | Black | Texas (Tyler) | |
| 2003-07-30 | Anthony Minner (22) | Black | Nevada (Las Vegas) | |
| 2003-07-30 | Michael A. Newkirk (20) | Black | New 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. |
| 2003-07-29 | Kyle Banks (25) | | Ohio (Cleveland) | |
| 2003-07-29 | Daniel Bucci (19) | White | Ohio (Mayfield Heights) | |
| 2003-07-28 | David Alan Buchanan (35) | Race unspecified | North Carolina (Lillington) | |
| 2003-07-28 | Robert Duke (45) | Race unspecified | Florida (Gainesville) | |
| 2003-07-28 | Christopher Skwierc (18) | White | Florida (West Palm Beach) | |
| 2003-07-27 | Franciso Antonio Perez (22) | Hispanic/Latino | Maryland (Middle River) | |
| 2003-07-26 | Sammie Robinson (43) | Race unspecified | Illinois (Chicago) | |
| 2003-07-25 | Glennel Givens Jr. (28) | Black | California (Berkeley) | |
| 2003-07-25 | Julio Cesar Contreras (39) | Hispanic/Latino | Wisconsin (Madison) | |
| 2003-07-24 | Lennon Christopher "Chris" Johnson (27) | Race unspecified | Texas (Austin) | |
| 2003-07-24 | Tony Vernon (38) | Black | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2003-07-24 | Terrance Devonny Griffin (30) | Black | Michigan (Detroit) | |
| 2003-07-23 | Othniel Askew (31) | Black | New York (Manhattan) | Shot and killed after he assassinated councilman James E. Davis. |
| 2003-07-22 | Michael John Sommers (31) | White | Michigan (Warren) | |
| 2003-07-21 | Eric Hudson (38) | Race unspecified | Alabama (Eufaula) | |
| 2003-07-21 | Eric Quick (31) | White | New Jersey (Bellmawr) | |
| 2003-07-21 | Willie Floyd Bailey (78) | Race unspecified | Alabama (Seale) | |
| 2003-07-20 | Brian R Swotek (30) | White | Nebraska (Omaha) | |
| 2003-07-20 | Jennifer L. Shepherd (31) | Race unspecified | Wisconsin (Turtle Lake) | |
| 2003-07-20 | Rivera Robles, Jose Antonio | Hispanic | Puerto 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. |
| 2003-07-19 | David Sandoval Jr. (37) | Race unspecified | California (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. |
| 2003-07-19 | Michael Earl Crispin (28) | Race unspecified | Wisconsin (Onalaska) | |
| 2003-07-18 | James Paul Faulkner Jr. (54) | Race unspecified | Georgia (LaFayette) | |
| 2003-07-18 | Dennis G. Colombo Jr. (28) | White | Florida (Palm Beach Gardens) | |
| 2003-07-17 | Roy Lee White (52) | White | Oklahoma (Tishomingo) | |
| 2003-07-16 | Oscar Curtis Tilghman (44) | White | California (Fresno) | |
| 2003-07-16 | James Russell Leake (29) | Race unspecified | West Virginia (Falls Mill) | |
| 2003-07-16 | Maurice Cook (28) | Black | California (Mead Valley) | |
| 2003-07-15 | James Dwight Jr. (26) | Race unspecified | Florida (Jacksonville) | |
| 2003-07-14 | Joan McHugh (47) | Race unspecified | New York (Roslyn Heights) | Killed by her NYPD boyfriend, who then killed himself. |
| 2003-07-13 | Cau Bich Tran (25) | Asian/Pacific Islander | California (San Jose) | |
| 2003-07-12 | Chad E. Seymour (26) | White | Missouri (Kansas City) | |
| 2003-07-12 | Ralph "Steven" Burke (55) | Race unspecified | Arkansas (Elkins) | |
| 2003-07-11 | William Phillip Kellogg (21) | White | Texas (Roscoe) | |
| 2003-07-09 | Duc Minh Pham (34) | Asian/Pacific Islander | New Mexico (Albuquerque) | |
| 2003-07-08 | Randall N. Vergari (47) | Race unspecified | Illinois (Collinsville) | |
| 2003-07-08 | Sa'id Yusuf AKA Luke Rapp | Race unspecified | Idaho (Genesee) | |
| 2003-07-07 | Scott Allen Woodring (40) | White | Michigan (Fremont) | |
| 2003-07-07 | Anthony Brown (28) | White | New York (Buffalo) | |
| 2003-07-06 | Damien W. Morton (22) | Black | Nevada (Las Vegas) | |
| 2003-07-06 | Corey Graham (33) | Race unspecified | New Jersey (Camden) | |
| 2003-07-06 | Merrill Patten (38) | White | Vermont (Vergennes) | |
| 2003-07-06 | Mark Carlisle (22) | White | Indiana (Evansville) | |
| 2003-07-06 | Jermaine Timothy Simmons (21) | Race unspecified | South Carolina (Charleston) | |
| 2003-07-05 | Paul Nash Childs (15) | Black | Colorado (Denver) | |
| 2003-07-05 | Mark Armstead (31) | Black | Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) | |
| 2003-07-03 | Lonnie James Jefferson (25) | Race unspecified | Texas (Lufkin) | |
| 2003-07-03 | Claid Drew Bales (51) | White | Oklahoma (Meeker) | |
| 2003-07-02 | Juan Alberto Negron Gonzalez aka Ruddy Lora (23) | Hispanic/Latino | Connecticut (Hartford) | |
| 2003-07-02 | Jorge Sanchez-Mendoza (23) | Hispanic/Latino | California (Paso Robles) | |
| 2003-07-01 | Aaron Tackett (57) | White | Kentucky (Prestonsburg) | |
| 2003-07-01 | Efrain Cuenca Dimas (16) | Hispanic/Latino | Nevada (Las Vegas) | |
| 2003-06-29 | Wilson, Sandra | | Florida (North Miami Beach) | Shot by her police officer boyfriend on the same force. The boyfriend then killed himself. |
| 2003-06-24 | Harold McCord (36) | | Washington (Monroe) | |
| 2003-06-18 | Washington, Calvin (41) | | New York (Brooklyn) | Died from a heart attack after his house was raided without warning. |
| 2003-06-01 | Unnamed man (33) | | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2003-05-22 | Zongo, Ousmane | | New York | Ousmane Zongo |
| 2003-05-16 | Spruill, Alberta | | Harlem (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 informant |
| 2003-05-11 | Steven M. Williams (26) | White | Utah (Herriman) | |
| 2003-05-06 | Pullen, Christopher (36) | | Maine (Poland) | |
| 2003-05-05 | James, Kendra | | Oregon (Portland) | Shot as a passenger in a car while trying to flee a traffic stop.$^{:1669}$ |
| 2003-05-04 | Johnny J. Roth III (23) | | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-05-02 | Herring, Gregory | | Colorado (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. |
| 2003‑05‑01 | Lopez, Carlos (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. |
| 2003‑04‑30 | Quinones, Floyd (28) | | New York (Brooklyn) | Shot and killed after he fired 17 shots into the air to mark a friend's birthday. |
| 2003‑04‑26 | Johnson, Charquissa (23) | | Washington DC | Johnson 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. |
| 2003-04-26 | Brame, Crystal | | Washington (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. |
| 2003-04-23 | Unnamed man (36) | | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2003‑04‑16 | Faulkner, Etzel (43) | | New York (Queens) | Shot and killed when he pulled out a pellet gun. |
| 2003-03-31 | Juan Lozano Jr. (31) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003‑03‑24 | Smith, Odell (23) | | Washington DC | Smith was killed when he allegedly turned around and pointed a gun at officers during a foot pursuit. |
| 2003-03-18 | Pelletier, Dale (33) | | Maine (Acton) | |
| 2003-03-18 | Unnamed man (36) | | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2003-03-08 | Pleasance, Michael | | Illinois (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. |
| 2003-03-02 | Fields, Justin | | Wisconsin (Milwaukee) | |
| 2003‑02‑09 | Kanally, Jason (26) | | New York (Lockport) | |
| 2003-02-08 | Fidencio Diaz Ramirez | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-02-06 | Willie B. Greene Jr. (39) | Black | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003‑02-05 | Woodyard, Daniel (34) | | San Diego CA | 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". |
| 2003-02-03 | Bauschek, Joseph | | Wisconsin (Milwaukee) | |
| 2003-02-02 | Eric Estuardo Morales (26) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-02-02 | Bates, Stanley | | 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. |
| 2003-01-09 | Michael Ciacchi (38) | | Cleveland (Ohio) | |
| 2003-01-05 | Truyen The Pham (23) | Asian | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003-01-05 | Don Charles Eisfeld (37) | White | Oregon (Forest Grove) | |
| 2003-01-05 | James E. McNeal Jr. (29) | Race unspecified | Kansas (Kansas City) | |
| 2003-01-05 | Ronald Quaderer Jr. (24) | Native American/Alaskan | Wisconsin (New Post) | |
| 2003-01-04 | Robert Lee (57) | Race unspecified | Mississippi (Hermanville) | |
| 2003-01-04 | Casey Gordon Porter (30) | White | Alaska (Sterling) | |
| 2003‑01‑04 | Ana Lucia Rodriguez (63) | Hispanic/Latino | New York (Brooklyn) | Hit and killed by a speeding officer. |
| 2003-01-03 | Carlos Cabrera (32) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2003‑01‑02 | John Lagattuta (35) | White | New York (Brooklyn) | |
| 2003-01-02 | Qing Chang (25) | Asian/Pacific Islander | Illinois (Forest Park) | |
| 2003‑01‑01 | Anthony Reid (21) | Black | New York (Brooklyn) | |
| 2003‑01‑01 | Jamal Nixon (19) | White | New York (Brooklyn) | |
| 2003‑01‑01 | Allen Newsome (17) | Black | New York City | |
| 2003-01-01 | Jesse Hernandez (22) | Hispanic/Latino | California (Los Angeles) | |
| 2003-01-01 | Erin Eckford (26) | Black | Arkansas (Little Rock) | |
| 2003-01-01 | Name withheld by police | Race unspecified | Georgia (College Park) | |