# List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, December 2013

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in December 2013, 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 72 people.

## December 2013

| Date | Name (Age) of Deceased | Race | State (City) | Description |
| 2013-12-31 | Dontae Daveon Lewis Hayes (20) | Black | California (Riverside) | |
| 2013-12-31 | Ricky Junior Toney (34) | Black | North Carolina (Henderson) | |
| 2013-12-30 | James M. Eshelman (54) | White | Washington (Moses Lake) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Christopher George (44) | White | Colorado (Longmont) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Mitchell Allen Street (51) | White | North Carolina (Sparta) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Franklin Jones III (30) | White | Ohio (Troy) | |
| 2013-12-29 | William Jackson (43) | Black | Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Bethany Lytle (31) | White | California (Taft) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Kendall Alexander (34) | Black | Louisiana (Breaux Bridge) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Joseph Glenn (22) | Unknown race | Louisiana (Ruston) | |
| 2013-12-29 | Singh, Jaspal (45) | | California (Bakersfield) | Singh was holding a gun and confronted Bakersfield police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call. When he pointed the gun at the officers they shot him several times. He died at a local hospital. |
| 2013-12-28 | Garnett, Mario Edward (40) | | Arizona (Phoenix) | Garnett was a suspect in a spree of attempted bank robberies that began in Atlanta, followed by another in Mississippi hours later, where two officers were shot and one was killed. Nearly a week later, Garnett was shot to death by a detective after allegedly shooting at officers while robbing a bank in Phoenix. |
| 2013-12-28 | Somourian Jamal Wingo (24) | Black | Florida (Palatka) | |
| 2013-12-28 | Dante Chavful (37) | Black | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2013-12-27 | King, Darnell (22) | | Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) | Darnell, an escaped inmate from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, attempted an armed robbery of an off duty Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper at his home. After both individuals entered the home the trooper pulled his firearm and killed the suspect. |
| 2013-12-27 | Darrell King (22) | Black | Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) | |
| 2013-12-27 | John A. Massey (30) | White | Georgia (Marietta) | |
| 2013-12-27 | John Lincoln (49) | White | Texas (Colleyville) | |
| 2013-12-26 | Asa James Dolak (19) | White | California (Torrance) | |
| 2013-12-26 | James Torres (44) | Black | New York (Bronx) | |
| 2013-12-25 | Peyton Cole Barbour (16) | White | Texas (Grand Prairie) | |
| 2013-12-24 | Michael Rosales (44) | Hispanic | Texas (Corpus Christi) | |
| 2013-12-24 | William Alvin Goodman III (17) | White | Florida (Pensacola) | |
| 2013-12-23 | Clowers, Matthew (32) | | Arizona (Pinal County) | A sheriff's deputy shot and killed Clowers, who allegedly committed armed robbery, in the back as he ran through a field. Police initially said a shootout had occurred, but later records said Clowers and another man had left their weapons in a car. |
| 2013-12-22 | James Lewis Brown (24) | White | North Carolina (Winterville) | |
| 2013-12-21 | David P. Giliberti (22) | White | Pennsylvania (Lititz) | |
| 2013-12-21 | Goodblanket, Mah-Hi-Vist (18) | | Oklahoma (Clinton) | Goodblanket was shot and killed after Custer County Sheriff Deputies responded to a domestic dispute at a residence. Goodblanket was alleged to have been armed with a knife. |
| 2013-12-20 | Sharon Rebecca McDowell (49) | Black | South Carolina (Anderson) | |
| 2013-12-19 | Cimarron Lamar Lamb (33) | Black | Alabama (Phenix City) | |
| 2013-12-18 | Duane Slentz (49) | White | Indiana (Indianapolis) | |
| 2013-12-16 | Darold Vadenheuvel (63) | White | Wisconsin (Green Bay) | |
| 2013-12-16 | Kevin Ross (29) | White | Illinois (Evanston) | |
| 2013-12-14 | Roy David Rhodes (58) | Unknown race | Delaware (Milford) | |
| 2013-12-14 | Lawrence Sanchez (49) | Hispanic | Colorado (Grand Junction) | |
| 2013-12-14 | Victor Rivera (43) | Hispanic | Hawaii (Waipahu) | |
| 2013-12-13 | Gregory Bendas (43) | White | Connecticut (Farmington) | |
| 2013-12-13 | Eric M. Anderson (41) | White | Illinois (Arlington Heights) | |
| 2013-12-13 | Ricky Taylor (23) | White | Wisconsin (Neillsville) | |
| 2013-12-13 | Beaird, Brian (51) | | California (Los Angeles) | Police shot Beaird 12 times after a high-speed chase. The Los Angeles Police Department chief found that officers violated the department's policy on use of deadly force, and the department paid a $5 million settlement to Beiard's family, but none of the officers faced criminal charges. |
| 2013-12-12 | Harris, Robert J. (43) | | Washington (Wenatchee) | A Wenatchee police officer shot and killed Harris in a parking lot after a controlled drug buy that went bad. |
| 2013-12-12 | Kenneth R. Herring (50) | Black | Ohio (Columbus) | |
| 2013-12-12 | John Knudsen (61) | White | Maine (Hollis) | |
| 2013-12-11 | Rodney Stevens (64) | White | Florida (St. Augustine) | |
| 2013-12-11 | Krystal Marie Barrows (35) | White | Ohio (Chillicothe) | |
| 2013-12-10 | Corsini Valdes (50) | Hispanic | Florida (Miami) | |
| 2013-12-10 | Adrian Montesano (27) | White | Florida (Miami) | |
| 2013-12-10 | Brandon Marshall (43) | White | California (Saratoga) | |
| 2013-12-09 | Paul Slimick (26) | White | Pennsylvania (Monroeville) | |
| 2013-12-08 | Andy Snider (37) | White | New Mexico (Albuquerque) | |
| 2013-12-08 | Jesus Valdes (54) | Hispanic | Florida (Miami) | |
| 2013-12-08 | Ruben Pupo (57) | Hispanic | Florida (Miami) | |
| 2013-12-08 | Jared Brown-Garnham (21) | Black | Pennsylvania (Moon) | |
| 2013-12-08 | Olin Jr., Milton (65) | | California (Calabasas) | The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to press charges against a sheriff’s deputy who was apparently distracted by his mobile digital computer when he fatally struck cyclist Milton Olin Jr. in Calabasas in December, officials announced Wednesday. |
| 2013-12-07 | Unger Heki, Patrick (26) | | Nevada (Las Vegas) | Police were responding to two 911 calls about a possibly suicidal and armed person. Officers encountered Unger, who was allegedly armed with two rifles and a handgun, and they shot and killed him. |
| 2013-12-07 | Scott M. Williford (33) | White | Missouri (Independence) | |
| 2013-12-07 | Darryl Max Dookhran (20) | Black | Massachusetts (Dorchester) | |
| 2013-12-07 | D'Angelo Davis (23) | Black | Washington (Tukwila) | |
| 2013-12-06 | Samuel Freeman (23) | Black | Arizona (Pine Bluff) | |
| 2013-12-06 | Isaac Lankisch (42) | White | Arizona (Phoenix) | |
| 2013-12-06 | Redus, Robert Cameron (23) | | Texas (San Antonio) | A man was pulled over for a traffic stop. The officer fired multiple shots at the man who was later pronounced dead at the scene. See here for more information. |
| 2013-12-05 | Robert Craig Perry (43) | Unknown race | California (Stockton) | |
| 2013-12-05 | George D. Reynolds (49) | Unknown race | Missouri (Independence) | |
| 2013-12-04 | Ananias Shaw (73) | Black | Alabama (Selma) | |
| 2013-12-04 | Rodriguez, Dixon (32) | | New Jersey (Perth Amboy) | Rodriguez, schizophrenic and off his medications, was brandishing a knife and his mother called police. With the knife, he lunged at the officers, who shot him dead. The prosecutor's office determined the shooting was justified. |
| 2013-12-03 | Darius Jamal Murphy (19) | Black | Washington, DC | |
| 2013-12-03 | Steven Jon Vogel (38) | White | Iowa (Des Moines) | |
| 2013-12-02 | Jonathan D. Rodgers (22) | Black | Ohio (Columbus) | |
| 2013-12-02 | Scott Mitchell (46) | White | Arizona (Tucson) | |
| 2013-12-02 | David Greenwood (49) | White | Tennessee (Etowah) | |
| 2013-12-01 | Shaine Sherrill (34) | White | New Mexico (Albuquerque) | |
| 2013-12-01 | Anthony Bruno (26) | White | Missouri (Kansas City) | |
| 2013-12-01 | Joshua D. Ford (33) | White | Missouri (Bois D'Arc) | |