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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in March 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 98 people.

## March 2013

| Date | Name (Age) of Deceased | Race | State (City) | Description |
| 2013-03-31 | Jonathan Lee Cunningham (35) | White | North Carolina (Raleigh) | |
| 2013-03-31 | Gregory Allen Bridges (44) | White | Texas (The Woodlands) | |
| 2013-03-31 | Melissa Anne Jenkins (60) | White | North Carolina (Tarboro) | |
| 2013-03-30 | Huggins, Broderick (32) | Black | California (Oakland) | Huggins, from Modesto, was fatally shot by an Alameda County sheriff's deputy after he refused to get out of the vehicle and drove off, dragging one of those deputies, who had been trying to undo Huggins' seat belt. |
| 2013-03-30 | Taurino Martinez Guevara (46) | Hispanic | California (Delano) | |
| 2013-03-30 | Tomas G. Ramirez Gonzalez (24) | Hispanic | Arizona (Phoenix) | |
| 2013-03-29 | Larry Albert Bohannon | White | New Hampshire (Walpole) | Bohannon, a suspect in a Vermont armed robbery was pursued and killed by gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and abdomen. |
| 2013-03-29 | Cody Ramseyer (49) | White | Utah (Willard) | |
| 2013-03-29 | Waylen J. Wealot (21) | White | Missouri (Kansas City) | |
| 2013-03-28 | Rick Marlowe (49) | White | Washington (Hoquiam) | |
| 2013-03-28 | Samuel E. George (53) | Unknown race | Maryland (Rawlings) | |
| 2013-03-27 | George Golden (42) | Black | Tennessee (Memphis) | |
| 2013-03-27 | Preston Phillips Jr. (72) | White | Arizona (Scottsdale) | |
| 2013-03-26 | Stahl, David "D.J." W., II (20) | White | Ohio (West Lafayette) | Three officers in two vehicles attempted a traffic stop on Stahl who was driving at a high speed. Stahl allegedly rammed one of the cruisers. Two officers from the other cruiser approached Stahl's vehicle on foot in an attempt to arrest him. Sheriff's Deputy Ernest Snyder shot and killed Stahl when he accelerated toward them, police say. |
| 2013-03-26 | Mark E. Warner (59) | Unknown race | Arizona (Buckeye) | |
| 2013-03-25 | John Arganda (43) | Unknown race | California (Pomona) | |
| 2013-03-25 | Wesley Davis (35) | White | New Mexico (Carlsbad) | |
| 2013-03-25 | Andres Castro-Badillo (25) | Hispanic | Georgia (Rocky Face) | |
| 2013-03-24 | Khari Neville Illidge (25) | Black | Alabama (Phenix City) | |
| 2013-03-23 | Abel Reyna Jr. (69) | Unknown race | Texas (Lancaster) | |
| 2013-03-23 | Jimmy Wayne Birchfield (36) | White | Oklahoma (Enid) | |
| 2013-03-22 | Rhodes, Daniel (49) | Black | Florida (West Palm Beach) | |
| 2013-03-22 | Terrence Barry (49) | White | California (Castro Valley) | |
| 2013-03-22 | Smith, Russell (51) | Black | Washington (Seattle) | Members of the Bellevue Police Department SWAT team were serving a warrant at a Seattle home for the arrest of suspects in a series of robberies in Bellevue. |
| 2013-03-20 | Kenneth Knight (45) | Black | Indiana (Fort Wayne) | |
| 2013-03-21 | Matthew Cheyenne Simmons (28) | White | Texas (Hebbronville) | |
| 2013-03-21 | Ian Christopher Berrier (20) | White | California (Huntington Beach) | |
| 2013-03-21 | Howard Johnson Tungseth (87) | Unknown race | California (Modesto) | |
| 2013-03-21 | Theodore Jones IV (27) | White | Tennessee (Maryville) | |
| 2013-03-21 | Evan Spencer Ebel (28) | White | Texas (Decatur) | |
| 2013-03-19 | Barry Caldwell (42) | Black | South Carolina (Orangeburg) | |
| 2013-03-19 | Kendall Carroll (21) | Black | New Mexico (Albuquerque) | |
| 2013-03-19 | Ronald Manuel Ontiveros (37) | Hispanic | Utah (Salt Lake City) | |
| 2013-03-19 | David "Dizzy" Martinez (39) | Hispanic | California (Los Angeles) | |
| 2013-03-19 | Ryan Rogers (27) | Black | Illinois (East Hazel Crest) | |
| 2013-03-19 | Acre, Jeremy (35) | Unknown | Alabama (Deatsville) | Police responded to Acre's residence after receiving a call from a third party who claimed that there was a domestic dispute. When they arrived at the residence, the deputies knocked on the door and was met by Acre who was welding a handgun, Franklin said. Acre was told repeatedly to put his gun down, but he refused to comply. At some point during the exchange, a deputy deployed his Taser, which sent Acre to the ground, he said. But, before deputies could disarm Acre, he removed one of the probes and got back on his feet.When again Acre wouldn't put his gun down or be subdued, the supervisor fired his service weapon one time hitting Acre in the upper torso, Franklin said. Acre died at the scene. |
| 2013-03-18 | Meija, Elias (27) | Hispanic | California (San Jose) | Police were looking for Meija in connection with a homicide and spotted him in a stolen vehicle and blocked his car. Meija allegedly tried to ram his way out. San Jose officer Bruce Barthelemy shot and killed Meja after getting out of an unmarked police vehicle when Meja drove toward him. |
| 2013-03-18 | Transcini Richerson (30) | Black | Texas (Waco) | |
| 2013-03-18 | Alvarez, Jared Albert (32) | Hispanic | Texas (Houston) | Two Houston Police officers were on patrol when they observed Alvarez driving erratically. The officers initiated a traffic stop, but Alvarez refused to stop his vehicle and drove into a cul-de-sac at 600 Saddle Rock Drive. When Alvarez reached the end of the street he attempted to reverse his vehicle but became stuck on a large rock. One of the officers exited the squad car and began to approach Alvarez's vehicle on foot. As the officer was approaching, Alvarez pulled out a gun and shot the officer in both arms. The second officer discharged his weapon, fatally striking Alvarez. |
| 2013-03-17 | Bailey, Kevin M. (22) | Black | Ohio (Solon) | Bailey was shot four times by officers after fleeing a traffic stop, crashing his vehicle, and shooting at officers still in their cruisers. |
| 2013-03-17 | William Alfred Shaw (46) | White | Arizona (Phoenix) | |
| 2013-03-16 | Jeffrey Alan Langenhorst (50) | Unknown race | California (Ontario) | |
| 2013-03-16 | Sonia Angelita Castaneda-Montoya (28) | Hispanic | California (Pomona) | |
| 2013-03-16 | Esau Castellanos-Bernal (26) | Hispanic | Illinois (Chicago) | |
| 2013-03-15 | Jason Erling Hallstrom (41) | White | California (Santa Ana) | |
| 2013-03-15 | Angelo D. Moreno (27) | Unknown race | California (American Canyon) | |
| 2013-03-15 | Michael Marselle (45) | White | Georgia (Roswell) | |
| 2013-03-15 | Skyler Stewart (20) | Black | Pennsylvania (Paxtonia) | |
| 2013-03-14 | Myers, Kurt (64) | White | New York (Herkimer) | The Herkimer County shootings. On March 13, Myers started a fire in his apartment before going on a shooting spree, killing two people and wounding two others in a barbershop in Mohawk, New York, and killing two more at a car wash in the adjacent village of Herkimer. He was cornered in an abandoned bar in Herkimer. The standoff ended when Myers shot a police dog and the police returned fire, killing him. |
| 2013-03-14 | Clifford Jung Min Park (29) | Asian | California (Ventura) | |
| 2013-03-14 | Tyrique Rashad Johnson (21) | Black | Texas (Dallas) | |
| 2013-03-14 | Bradley Wilson (30) | White | Idaho (Chubbuck) | |
| 2013-03-14 | John Harris (58) | Black | Illinois (Chicago) | |
| 2013-03-13 | Rodriguez, Juan (44) | Hispanic | Florida (Miami) | |
| 2013-03-13 | Jones, Wayne Arnold (50) | Black | West Virginia (Martinsburg) | Jones was stopped by police while walking on South Queen Street. He told officers he was carrying a weapon. Jones did not comply with a search for the weapon and reportedly threatened the officers with a knife. |
| 2013-03-13 | Stephen P. Bethea (53) | White | Illinois (Bloomington) | |
| 2013-03-13 | Jose Manuel Cantu (78) | Hispanic | Texas (Del Valle) | |
| 2013-03-13 | Willie Lee Bingham Jr. (20) | Black | Mississippi (Cleveland) | |
| 2013-03-12 | Johnston, Daniel (58) | White | Connecticut (Willimantic) | Police were responding to a report of a man acting in a threatening manner. Officers arrived and found Johnston armed with a hatchet, and after a confrontation where Johnston refused to drop the hatchet, they shot and killed him. |
| 2013-03-12 | Austin Ryan Thomas (17) | Black | Michigan (Southfield) | |
| 2013-03-12 | Alvin T. Clark (47) | Unknown race | Nebraska (Valentine) | |
| 2013-03-10 | Whiting, Horace (61) | Black | Tennessee (Memphis) | Police responded to a call reporting an armed person. On arrival they found Whiting standing in the street holding a shotgun. Police stated that Whiting refused to drop the gun and, in fact, fired it instead, at which point they shot and killed him. |
| 2013-03-10 | Salameh, Taleb Hussein Yousef (28) | White | Iowa (North Liberty) | Police responded to a 911 call reporting domestic violence. When they arrived at the scene gunshots were exchanged, and Salameh was shot and killed. |
| 2013-03-10 | Rawls, Anthony (49) | Blacks | Georgia (Warner Robins) | Police allegedly received a call that Rawls had a gun and was threatening his wife. Officers shot and killed him outside his home. |
| 2013-03-10 | Dixon, Arthur, Jr. (43) | White | Florida (St. Petersburg) | Police were responding to a 911 call from a woman who said her son was threatening suicide. Two officers shot the man to death after he allegedly threatened them with a pair of scissors. |
| 2013-03-10 | Gilkerson, James L. (42) | White | Ohio (Middlefield) | Gilkerson was pulled over for a routine traffic stop when he got out and began shooting at two officers with an AK-47, police say. Both officers returned fire and killed him. |
| 2013-03-10 | Allen, Clinton | Black | Texas (Dallas) | Police were responding to a disturbance call involving Allen, whom they had dealt with before. Officer Clark Staller shot and killed Allen during a struggle between the two. |
| 2013-03-10 | Carlos Ribot (32) | Hispanic | New Jersey (Newark) | |
| 2013-03-09 | Dashaude J. Carr (19) | Black | Texas (Houston) | |
| 2013-03-09 | Gray, Kimani (16) | Black | New York (Brooklyn) | Gray and some other people were standing outside a building when they were approached by plainclothes officers. The officers stated that Gray attempted to leave the area when he saw them. They stated that he adjusted his waistband and "continued to act in a suspicious manner." The officers said that Gray then drew a gun and pointed it at them, at which point they shot and killed him. However, witness reports seem to contradict this story. |
| 2013-03-09 | Wright, Jeffrey Allen (55) | White | Florida (Navarre) | Wright was shot and killed by SWAT members Sgt. Nathan Hall, Deputy Brian Miller, and Detective Jerry Nash after allegedly pointing a pistol at them inside his home. Police were attempting to serve a felony warrant for counterfeiting. Wright barricaded himself in his home, and SWAT was called in. |
| 2013-03-08 | Khalid Bouaiti (44) | Black | New Jersey (Jersey City) | |
| 2013-03-08 | Jason Glover (32) | White | Louisiana (Abita Springs) | |
| 2013-03-08 | Jason Welch (34) | White | Nebraska (Omaha) | |
| 2013-03-08 | Thomas Hawes (45) | White | Arizona (Scottsdale) | |
| 2013-03-08 | Donohue, Adam (20) | Black | Florida (Boca Raton) | Officers attempted to pull over a taxi cab that was alleged to have been stolen by Donohue. A struggle then ensued, where Donohue was shot and tased. One of the officers suffered minor injuries. |
| 2013-03-08 | Saenz, Daniel (37) | White | Texas (El Paso) | An officer shot and killed Saenz, an inmate he was escorting to a hospital for a medical release. The two men allegedly got into a struggle before the officer shot him several times. Saenz was handcuffed at the time. |
| 2013-03-07 | Clifton Joel Day | White | Florida (Jacksonville) | Trying to repeatedly smash his ex-wife's car, the SWAT officers came to the scene. She told police he was trying to kill her. He had a gun, police told him to put it down, and later when he tried to reach for it they fired at him six times, killing him. |
| 2013-03-07 | William Washington (32) | Unknown race | Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) | |
| 2013-03-06 | Ayala, Ramon (27) | Hispanic | Washington (Sunnyside) | Officers responded to a report of a man shooting a gun into the air on a busy street corner. An officer shot and killed Ayala when he ignored their commands and allegedly pointed the gun towards them. |
| 2013-03-06 | Scott Edward Evans (40) | White | Tennessee (New Market) | |
| 2013-03-06 | Eckel, Brandon Wesley (27) | Unknown | California (Livingston) | Police pulled Eckel over after witnessing him littering and threatened to tow his truck because of a suspended license. Eckel drove away and a high-speed chase ensued, ending when Eckel crashed his truck. Police say he pulled out a rifle and pointed it at officers, who fired at him. Officers later stated that Eckel shot himself when the police began firing at him. |
| 2013-03-06 | Kelley, Eulice Troy (47) | White | Georgia (Columbus) | Police were responding to a domestic dispute. Officers shot and killed Kelley after he allegedly fired a weapon at them. |
| 2013-03-05 | Dennison, Parrish (41) | White | New Mexico (Albuquerque) | Dennison ran from police after being confronted while allegedly trying to sell stolen property. Police claim that he pointed a handgun at them as he was running. The Albuquerque SWAT team locked down the area. Police stated that when they located Dennison he ran toward them with a gun in his hand, at which point they shot and killed him. |
| 2013-03-05 | Terence Anderson (37) | Black | Missouri (St. Louis) | |
| 2013-03-05 | Richard J. Aubin (28) | White | New York (North Hudson) | |
| 2013-03-04 | Cisneros, Santiago A., III (32) | Hispanic | Oregon (Portland) | Cisneros was shot and killed by Officers Brad Kula and Michele Boer in a parking garage after allegedly firing a shotgun at them. |
| 2013-03-04 | Garza, Jimmy James, Jr. (31) | Hispanic | Texas (San Antonio) | Garza was shot after a SWAT standoff when he reportedly bolted from his home toward officers while holding a rifle. Police were responding to a report that he had assaulted his ex-girlfriend. |
| 2013-03-04 | Meeks, Anthony Desean (22) | Black | North Carolina (Concord) | The U.S. Marshals Service, FBI, and local police were responding to a tip about a wanted suspect and allegedly found Meeks at a window with a gun. They shot and killed him after he reportedly came out of the window with the gun. |
| 213-03-03 | Lowry, Jeffrey (43) | White | Florida (Fort Lauderdale) | |
| 2013-03-03 | Stoddard-Nunez, Shawn Joseph Jetmore (19) | White | California (Hayward) | Stoddard-Nunez was riding with 24-year-old Arthur Pakman to a friend's house when police attempted a traffic stop and Pakman allegedly rammed his car into a police cruiser. The officer fired into the vehicle and hit Stoddard-Nunez twice, killing him. Police say they seek to charge Pakman with his friend's death. |
| 2013-03-02 | McMillan, Jesse Ray (26) | White | Washington (Kelso) | Police were investigating a hit-and-run incident where the driver, McMillan, had fled into a nearby residence. He eventually came outside and allegedly began firing, striking Kelso officer Ralph Hines in the leg. Hines and Cowlitz County Sheriff's Deputy Danny O'Neill shot and killed McMillan. |
| 2013-03-02 | Smith, Amos G. (26) | Black | California (Union City) | Smith was pulled over by officers and attempted to flee, police say. Police shot and killed him after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers. |
| 2013-03-02 | Aduddell, Ronald (28) | White | California (San Jose) | Police attempted a traffic stop when they felt a vehicle looked suspicious, and a chase ensued. After reportedly ramming several police cars, Aduddell got out of the vehicle and was shot to death by Officers Ian Cooley and Adam Jenkins, who say his hands were on his waistband area. Police did not locate a weapon at the scene. |
| 2013-03-02 | Sawyer, Aaron (23) | White | California (San Francisco) | Daly City police spotted Sawyer behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle and chased him into San Francisco. Sawyer eventually abandoned the car and fled on foot. After Sawyer allegedly raised a gun at officers, a Daly City officer shot him in the torso, killing him. |
| 2013-03-01 | Patterson, Marcus Dewayne (35) | Black | Oklahoma (Oklahoma City) | Police say they were responding to a call about a possible drug deal when Sgt. Charles Schamel, an undercover officer, shot and killed a person driving a car. Patterson, the driver, allegedly attempted to run over Schamel. |
| 2013-03-01 | Schaefer, John (70) | White | Texas (Austin) | Schaefer called police to report being attacked by a pit bull in his yard that was not his. Officer Jonathan Whitted shot and killed Schaefer when he refused to surrender his pistol to the officer and allegedly pointed it at him. Schaefer was an instructor at the Austin Rifle Club. |
| 2013-03-01 | Myers, Daniel John (47) | White | Texas (El Paso) | Myers was killed in a shootout with El Paso police and a US Border Patrol Agent. He was wanted for robbery charges in Michigan. |