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

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 98 people.

## February 2023

| Date | Name (age) of deceased | Race | Location | Description |
| 2023-02-28 | Randall J. Wesolek Jr. (43) | White | 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. |
| 2023-02-28 | Alaunte Scott (22) | Black | Washington, DC | |
| 2023-02-28 | Matthew A. Sansotta (36) | White | 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. |
| 2023-02-28 | Brandon M. Zurkan (31) | White | Canandaigua, NY | |
| 2023-02-28 | Mia Tulasi Dasa (20) | Unknown race | Roseburg, OR | |
| 2023-02-28 | Billy James Sites (44) | White | Charlottesville, VA | |
| 2023-02-26 | Chevy Thomas (36) | Black | Haverstraw, NY | |
| 2023-02-25 | Name Withheld (40) | Unknown race | Dade City, FL | |
| 2023-02-25 | Kevin Veal (26) | Black | Terrytown, LA | |
| 2023-02-25 | Pamela Croston (52) | White | Circleville, OH | |
| 2023-02-25 | William Tisdol (48) | Black | 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. |
| 2023-02-25 | Victor Lykins (47) | White | Middletown, OH | |
| 2023-02-24 | Erin Williamson (28) | White | Murray, KY | |
| 2023-02-24 | Osiris Rashad Solomon Bennett (23) | Black | Atlanta, Georgia | Two undercover MARTA officers attempted to arrest a man, Bennett, who they suspected of carrying marijuana. Bennett attempted to escape and was tased by an officer. He pulled out a gun and the police shot him. No officers were injured, and Bennett was pronounced dead at the hospital |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-24 | Zachary Shogren (34) | White | 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. |
| 2023-02-24 | Adrienne Arrington (39) | Black | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Arrington was shot and killed by officers after she allegedly fired at them with a pistol. |
| 2023-02-23 | Leonardo Hernandez (42) | Hispanic | Sunland Park, NM | |
| 2023-02-23 | Jovanny Vanegas (28) | Hispanic | Port Arthur, TX | |
| 2023-02-22 | Jason Resendez (47) | Hispanic | 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. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-22 | Sabeeh Alalkawi (30) | Asian | Troy, New York | While responding to an emergency call, a police officer crashed into Alalkawi's car, killing him. |
| 2023-02-22 | Mariela Cardenas (42) | Hispanic | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 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. One of the two officers, a sergeant, was later fired. That sergeant would later be found guilty of reckless use of a handgun in Johnson's death, but Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin commuted the sentence of the officer in March 2025. |
| 2023-02-21 | Christian Drye (30) | White | Hemet, CA | |
| 2023-02-21 | Name Withheld (70) | Unknown race | Denver, CO | |
| 2023-02-21 | Michael Dishong (46) | White | Palm Bay, FL | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-21 | Joe Michael Goss (45) | Hispanic | Harker Heights, TX | |
| 2023-02-21 | Booker Talefares Pannell (40) | Black | Elk Grove, CA | |
| 2023-02-20 | Coty Earnest (42) | White | Okolona, MS | |
| 2023-02-20 | Michael James Trask (39) | White | Goddard, Kansas | After a police chase, Trask allegedly approached an officer with a BB gun, causing the officer to open fire and kill him. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-19 | Brent Allen Thompson (28) | White | Fort Collins, CO | |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-18 | Gary Thomas Duncan (45) | White | Clinton, MT | |
| 2023-02-18 | Rodney G. Williams (66) | White | Toulon, IL | |
| 2023-02-18 | Joshua A. Baker (37) | White | Greenville, TN | |
| 2023-02-18 | Jon Cuong Tran Le (26) | Asian | Houston, TX | |
| 2023-02-18 | Name Withheld | Unknown race | Spencer, WV | |
| 2023-02-18 | Joshua Kinyon Taft (31) | White | Tulsa, OK | |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-17 | Steve John Roosa (64) | White | Brooksville, FL | |
| 2023-02-17 | Luis A. Birrueta (29) | Hispanic | Grandview, WA | |
| 2023-02-16 | Wesley Darwin Walls (38) | White | Burns, TN | |
| 2023-02-16 | Name Withheld (56) | Unknown race | Enid, OK | |
| 2023-02-16 | Name Withheld (22) | Unknown race | Miami, FL | |
| 2023-02-15 | Tyquorious Walker (27) | Black | Sugar Land, TX | |
| 2023-02-14 | Hector Valdez Perez (63) | Hispanic | Dunnigan, CA | |
| 2023-02-14 | Jordan Taylor Mays (28) | White | Salisbury, NC | |
| 2023-02-12 | Ronnie Demetris Hill (51) | Black | Avondale, AZ | |
| 2023-02-12 | Edmond Exline (45) | White | Martinsburg, WV | |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-11 | Bryan Funk (40) | Hispanic | Phoenix, AZ | |
| 2023-02-11 | Bret Andrews (46) | White | Grove City, OH | |
| 2023-02-11 | Christine Elizabeth Woodward (47) | White | Sullivan, PA | |
| 2023-02-10 | Austin Heiselman (48) | White | La Habra, CA | |
| 2023-02-10 | Xavier Arnold (20) | White | Allentown, PA | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-09 | Bradley S. Havermale (29) | White | Quincy, IL | |
| 2023-02-09 | Damon Dante Henderson (20) | Black | Spiro, OK | |
| 2023-02-08 | Mark Bennett Hopkins (22) | White | College Station, Texas | During a search warrant, Hopkins allegedly fired a shotgun at officers. An officer returned fire, killing him. |
| 2023-02-08 | Isidro Valverde (21) | Hispanic | Chicago, Illinois | Valverde was shot during a chase. It's unknown if he shot at officers. |
| 2023-02-08 | Julius Hamilton (34) | Black | Albany, OR | |
| 2023-02-07 | Stephen Earl McDaniel | White | Live Oak, FL | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-06 | Jesus Antonio Rodriguez (33) | Hispanic | Moreno Valley, CA | |
| 2023-02-06 | Evan Kendrick Wollert (44) | Black | Colorado Springs, CO | |
| 2023-02-06 | Azaan Lee (21) | Black | Rantoul, IL | |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-05 | Antonio Garza (44) | Hispanic | Palm Springs, CA | |
| 2023-02-05 | William "Scooter" White (34) | Black | Marion, IN | |
| 2023-02-05 | Anthony Richmond (28) | White | Mitchell, IN | |
| 2023-02-05 | Marianne Griffiths (56) | White | Easton, MA | |
| 2023-02-04 | Christopher Robin Osborne (49) | White | Huntsville, AL | |
| 2023-02-04 | Jason Wylie Harbin (40) | White | Cherokee, AL | |
| 2023-02-04 | Perri Sammarco (37) | White | Chula Vista, CA | |
| 2023-02-04 | Mohamed Bounaouar (42) | Middle Eastern | Fort Lee, NJ | |
| 2023-02-04 | Victoria Lauren Edwards (29) | White | Denton, TX | |
| 2023-02-04 | Name Withheld | Unknown race | Wesley Chapel, FL | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2023-02-03 | Glenn Edward Bays (35) | White | Prestonsburg, KY | |
| 2023-02-03 | David Alan Stockton (48) | White | Beaver Creek, MI | |
| 2023-02-03 | Erik James Wright (33) | White | Rapid City, SD | |
| 2023-02-03 | Apolinar Lozano III (44) | Hispanic | Anthony, TX | |
| 2023-02-02 | Ryheam Damon Brown (25) | Black | Lynchburg, Virginia | After Lynchburg Police officer John Person pulled over Brown in traffic, he allegedly ran away. Person fired six shots into his torso. Brown allegedly had a firearm when caught. Person did not face criminal charges. |
| 2023-02-02 | James Cross (68) | Unknown | Magnolia, Texas | |
| 2023-02-02 | Stephen Charles Poolson Jr (41) | White | Loveland, Colorado | |
| 2023-02-02 | Daniel Tang (21) | Asian | Calhoun, Georgia | Officers shot Tang while he was breaking into an empty business. Tang allegedly pointed a rifle at the officers before being shot. |
| 2023-02-02 | Darius L.J. Holcomb (39) | Black | Spartanburg, South Carolina | |
| 2023-02-02 | Torence Jackson Jr (28) | Black | Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 2023-02-02 | Thomas Gray (60) | White | Jacksonville, Florida | |
| 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. An arrest warrant was issued for the officer several weeks later. |
| 2023-02-01 | Justin Baker (33) | Unknown | Springfield, Missouri | |