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This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in March 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 55 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.


March 2023

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2023-03-31 Jose Gonzales Morales (30) Hispanic City Terrace, California Morales was shot to death by Monterey Park police after allegedly shooting at them while running across i-10. Morales was a robbery suspect. [1]
2023-03-31 Christopher Rothermund (52) Unknown Craig, Colorado The suspect was shot after allegedly pulling out a gun on officers. [2]
2023-03-31 William Dunson (50) Black Springfield Township, Ohio While responding to a call, Springfield Township Police Officer Nick Unwin lost control of his vehicle while changing lanes. The cruiser flipped and rolled into a southbound lane, where it hit the car driven by Dunson. Both Unwin and Dunson died in the crash. [3]
2023-03-29 Richard Ring (39) White Chandler, Arizona Police were called after Ring allegedly stole merchandise from a hardware store and ran. Police shot Richard who cut his throat while in a mental crisis. [4]
2023-03-29 Steven Blunt (29) Black Douglasville, Georgia Blunt was shot after allegedly shooting with officers. [5]
2023-03-28 Joseph Martin (28) White Surprise, Arizona [6]
2023-03-28 Brandunn Wilson (28) White North Fork, California Wilson, suspecting in the fatal shooting of a man, was shot and killed following a pursuit and shootout. [7]
2023-03-27 Unknown Unknown Lakewood, Colorado The juvenile female suspect was shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with police after robbing a postal worker. [8]
2023-03-27 Michael Christopher Nunez (47) White Desoto, Texas Police responded to a burglary and shot Nunez after he allegedly approached officers brandishing an unidentified object. [9]
2023-03-27 Aiden Hale (28) White Nashville, Tennessee Hale killed three students and three employees at a private elementary school before being killed by police. [10]
2023-03-27 Jorge Luis Vega-Lesama Unknown Raleigh, North Carolina Police responded to reports of a man brandishing a gun near a middle school and killed a man after a shootout. [11]
2023-03-26 Calvin Wayne Black (58) Unknown Gastonia, North Carolina A man suspected of assaulting a woman and shooting a man was shot by police after allegedly firing at officers. [12]
2023-03-25 Manuel Reyes Rios (19) Hispanic Santa Maria, California Shot by off-duty deputy. [13]
2023-03-25 Vilene Not Afraid Native American Billings, Montana A woman shot a firearm in the air and then stole a vehicle. The woman then led police in a vehicle-pursuit. The suspect then collided with two uninvolved vehicles and came to a stop. Officers tried to talk Not Afraid out of the vehicle, but Not Afraid refused to comply. After SWAT officers deployed gas to get her out of the vehicle, Not Afraid exited the vehicle brandishing a firearm and pointed at the officers. The police then shot Not Afraid. Not Afraid was taken to a hospital where she later died. [14]
2023-03-23 Unknown Unknown Houston, Texas Two men allegedly kidnapped two migrants and held them for ransom at a motel in the Greenspoint neighborhood. During a raid by the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and ensuing shootout an agent shot and killed one of the kidnappers. The other was arrested, and the two migrants were rescued. [15]
2023-03-22 Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha San Jose, California [16]
2023-03-21 Xavier Sanchez (18) Hispanic Monte Vista, Colorado Shot after coming at officers with a knife. [17] [18]
2023-03-21 Ronald Lee Winborne (53) White Henderson, Nevada Police tased Winborne after he allegedly raised a butter knife at officers before restraining him. While in custody a week later his health began to decline and he died. His death was ruled a homicide due to a broken collarbone. [19]
2023-03-20 Brendon Burns (35) Unknown Rochester, New York Burns was killed after refusing to drop the shotgun he was holding. [20]
2023-03-18 Christopher Michael Martinez (34) Hispanic Englewood, Colorado Officers were called to a hotel after the 911 caller said a man, Martinez, was pointing and threatening to rob, shoot them. Officers found him shortly after he left the hotel and after a foot pursuit, shot him. [21]
2023-03-18 Guillermo Huerta (35) Unknown Bakersfield, California [22]
2023-03-18 Coy Jackson (33) White Fresno, California Jackson, who was armed with a knife, was shot outside a Fresno Police station. [23]
2023-03-18 Dalaneo Martin (17) Black Washington, D.C. Police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle and found Martin sleeping in a car. After discussing how to approach the situation, officers approached the car and attempted to pull Martin out as a United States Park Police officer entered the backseat and yelled at Martin not to move. Martin began to drive away, and after ordering him to stop, the Park Police officer shot him. A gun was recovered from the vehicle. [24]
2023-03-16 Edrdge Alexis (36) Black North Miami Beach, Florida Alexis, who had taken a woman hostage, was shot and killed by officers. [25]
2023-03-15 Robert Bruce Clendenin (76) Unknown Temple, Georgia Clendenin was shot dead after allegedly aiming his gun at officers. [26]
2023-03-15 Michael Obregon (36) Unknown Casa Grande, Arizona [27]
2023-03-14 Frank Jerry Millsapps (65) Unknown Talking Rock, Georgia Millsapps was shot dead after pointing his shotgun at deputies. Millsapps had shot a neighbor prior to the incident. [28]
2023-03-14 Nicholas Mauro Sosa (37) Hispanic Tucson, Arizona [29]
2023-03-14 Roy Streat (78) White Nicholls, Georgia Shot after brandishing a weapon. [30]
2023-03-12 Zion Bostick (23) White Pinellas Park, Florida Bostick, who was breaking into cars in the neighborhood, was spotted by a police dog, when he fled until he reached a backyard. At the backyard, Bostick shot and injured a deputy, then another deputy shot him. [31] [5]
2023-03-12 Kyle Nicholas Sostek (34) white Big Bear, California Sostek was shot by police after a vehicle pursuit stemming from an outstanding arrest warrant. [32]
2023-03-12 Adam Barcenas (60) Latino Oxnard, California Officers were conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas, who was uninvolved in the investigation, approached officers with a steel bar. Barcenas approached the officers while shouting at them, leading police to shoot and kill him. [33]
2023-03-10 Kainoa Kahele-Bishop (32) Pacific Islander Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Police searching for a shooting suspect found Kahele-Bishop with several other people and stolen vehicles. Police followed one of the cars, a Chevy Malibu, and pursued it to an intersection. After police commanded the driver to show his hands, police shot him after he allegedly reached for an object. The driver was killed, while a passenger suffered minor injuries in the resulting crash. [34] Police say two firearms were recovered from the vehicle. [35]
2023-03-07 Kordell Jones (24) Black Mobile, Alabama Shot after fleeing with a "AR-type" gun in his hands. [36] [37]
2023-03-07 Manuel Sanabria (38) Latino Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police pursued Sanabria, who was wanted in connection with a murder in Port St. Lucie the evening prior. Following the chase Sanabria exited his vehicle holding part of a gun, and police shot him. [38]
2023-03-06 Andrew Edelmann (22) White Wilmington, Delaware Edelmann was shot after he allegedly accelerated his vehicle in the direction of officers. His 21-year-old female passenger was also wounded. On March 20, 2024, Edelmann's shooting was deemed justified. [39] [40]
2023-03-06 Irvo N. Otieno (28) Black Dinwiddie, Virginia Seven Henrico County deputies arrived at a mental health hospital to admit Otieno, an inmate, for treatment. Few details were released, but police stated that Otieno was combative with deputies, who restrained him. Otieno died, and the seven deputies were charged with second-degree murder eight days later. [41] Three hospital employees were also charged a few days later. [42]
2023-03-06 Anthony Castro (40) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Castro was shot to death after stabbing his wife to death. [43]
2023-03-06 James Saucedo (42) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Saucedo had shot and injured a woman, and when he pulled a gun on officers he was fatally shot. [44]
2023-03-05 Dexter Wade (37) Black Jackson, Mississippi Wade was struck and killed by a Jackson police car as he crossed the interstate. Following his death police claimed they sent a voicemail to his mother, though she denied receiving one. Wade's mother reported him missing, and she was not informed of her son's death until months later, after the county had buried Wade alongside unclaimed bodies in a pauper's field. Wade was the nephew of George Robinson, who was also killed by Jackson Police. [45]
2023-03-04 Roberto Corchado (29) Latino Fresno, California Police pursued Corchado, who was suspected of leaving a traffic stop earlier in the day. Police used a maneuver to stop his vehicle at an intersection near a Walmart parking lot. As shown in video, Corchado exited his vehicle with his hands raised. Several officers approached, with one shouting commands, and less than a minute later police fired eight to ten rounds. The California Department of Justice stated they would investigate the shooting as part of a state law requiring them to investigate all fatal police shootings where the deceased is unarmed. [46] The Fresno Police Department reported Corchado had fired on officers, striking one in his body armor, and later released a photograph of the damaged armor.
2023-03-04 Okwan Rahmier Sims (21) Unknown Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater police responded to an active shooter situation at an apartment building. Police officers encountered gunfire when they arrived in the parking lot and two or three people had been shot. Several police squad cars were struck by gunfire. The officers returned fire, killing the gunman. [47] [48]
2023-03-04 Joseph Sherrill (44) Unknown Frederick, Maryland Police arrived to arrest Sherrill for a probation violation. Officers found Sherrill in a closet, and shot him when he allegedly approached officers with a knife. [49]
2023-03-03 Phillip Peinado (58) Unknown North Las Vegas, Nevada Police shot Peinado during a traffic stop after he allegedly reached for a firearm. [50]
2023-03-03 Aaron Martinka (28) Black Tucson, Arizona Police pursued Martinka for a probation violation. After the chase, police shot Martinka after he allegedly shot at officers. [51]
2023-03-03 Najee Seabrooks Black Paterson, New Jersey Police responded to an emotionally disturbed person at the home of local activist Seabrooks. After barricading himself for five hours, police say an officer shot Seabrooks after he approached police with a knife. [52]
2023-03-03 Ronald Wilson (56) White North Fork, California Wilson, suspected in the fatal shooting of a man, was shot and killed following a pursuit and shootout. [7]
2023-03-02 James Pavlista (58) White Elsanor, Alabama A deputy shot Pavlista after he allegedly charged at him with a knife. [53]
2023-03-02 Brett Cameron Carter (34) Unknown Liverpool, Texas Police responded to reports of a man in a dumpster at a Lake Jackson elementary school and pursued him after he stole a truck. Following a chase the truck crashed, and police shot Carter after he charged at them with a knife. [54]
2023-03-02 Donovan Adrian Watson (25) Unknown Miami, Florida Watson shot and killed 38-year-old Jean Gutierrez. Watson was shot dead by police after a standoff. [55]
2023-03-01 Tony A. Smith (64) Unknown Mountain City, Tennessee During a welfare check police shot Smith after he allegedly fired at them. [56]
2023-03-01 Daniel Ramone Scott Unknown Ashburn, Georgia Police pulled over Scott for a suspected burglary. After he T-boned an officer's vehicle, Scott was handcuffed. According to police, Scott managed to get control of a police vehicle and began to drive off, at which point police shot him. [57]
2023-03-01 Stormy Fuller (32) Unknown Tulsa, Oklahoma Police encountered Fuller during a burglary. After firing a shot at police, Fuller ran and was shot by police after allegedly pointing a shotgun at them. [58]
2023-03-01 Unknown Unknown Pueblo, Colorado Police responded to reports of shots fired at a home near a school. Following an armed standoff, police shot the man after he allegedly pointed a gun at SWAT officers. [59]
2023-03-01 Chase Allan (25) White Farmington, Utah Police pulled Allan over for not having a legitimate license plate, which the Standard-Examiner reported was a placard proclaiming constitutional sovereignty instead of a license. After refusing to provide identification to the officer, police attempted to remove him from the vehicle, during which an officer shot Allan. Police stated an empty holster was found on his hip and a gun was found in the driver's side floor. [60]

See also

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

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in March 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 55 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.


March 2023

Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2023-03-31 Jose Gonzales Morales (30) Hispanic City Terrace, California Morales was shot to death by Monterey Park police after allegedly shooting at them while running across i-10. Morales was a robbery suspect. [1]
2023-03-31 Christopher Rothermund (52) Unknown Craig, Colorado The suspect was shot after allegedly pulling out a gun on officers. [2]
2023-03-31 William Dunson (50) Black Springfield Township, Ohio While responding to a call, Springfield Township Police Officer Nick Unwin lost control of his vehicle while changing lanes. The cruiser flipped and rolled into a southbound lane, where it hit the car driven by Dunson. Both Unwin and Dunson died in the crash. [3]
2023-03-29 Richard Ring (39) White Chandler, Arizona Police were called after Ring allegedly stole merchandise from a hardware store and ran. Police shot Richard who cut his throat while in a mental crisis. [4]
2023-03-29 Steven Blunt (29) Black Douglasville, Georgia Blunt was shot after allegedly shooting with officers. [5]
2023-03-28 Joseph Martin (28) White Surprise, Arizona [6]
2023-03-28 Brandunn Wilson (28) White North Fork, California Wilson, suspecting in the fatal shooting of a man, was shot and killed following a pursuit and shootout. [7]
2023-03-27 Unknown Unknown Lakewood, Colorado The juvenile female suspect was shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with police after robbing a postal worker. [8]
2023-03-27 Michael Christopher Nunez (47) White Desoto, Texas Police responded to a burglary and shot Nunez after he allegedly approached officers brandishing an unidentified object. [9]
2023-03-27 Aiden Hale (28) White Nashville, Tennessee Hale killed three students and three employees at a private elementary school before being killed by police. [10]
2023-03-27 Jorge Luis Vega-Lesama Unknown Raleigh, North Carolina Police responded to reports of a man brandishing a gun near a middle school and killed a man after a shootout. [11]
2023-03-26 Calvin Wayne Black (58) Unknown Gastonia, North Carolina A man suspected of assaulting a woman and shooting a man was shot by police after allegedly firing at officers. [12]
2023-03-25 Manuel Reyes Rios (19) Hispanic Santa Maria, California Shot by off-duty deputy. [13]
2023-03-25 Vilene Not Afraid Native American Billings, Montana A woman shot a firearm in the air and then stole a vehicle. The woman then led police in a vehicle-pursuit. The suspect then collided with two uninvolved vehicles and came to a stop. Officers tried to talk Not Afraid out of the vehicle, but Not Afraid refused to comply. After SWAT officers deployed gas to get her out of the vehicle, Not Afraid exited the vehicle brandishing a firearm and pointed at the officers. The police then shot Not Afraid. Not Afraid was taken to a hospital where she later died. [14]
2023-03-23 Unknown Unknown Houston, Texas Two men allegedly kidnapped two migrants and held them for ransom at a motel in the Greenspoint neighborhood. During a raid by the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team and ensuing shootout an agent shot and killed one of the kidnappers. The other was arrested, and the two migrants were rescued. [15]
2023-03-22 Eliobert Gonzalez-Rocha San Jose, California [16]
2023-03-21 Xavier Sanchez (18) Hispanic Monte Vista, Colorado Shot after coming at officers with a knife. [17] [18]
2023-03-21 Ronald Lee Winborne (53) White Henderson, Nevada Police tased Winborne after he allegedly raised a butter knife at officers before restraining him. While in custody a week later his health began to decline and he died. His death was ruled a homicide due to a broken collarbone. [19]
2023-03-20 Brendon Burns (35) Unknown Rochester, New York Burns was killed after refusing to drop the shotgun he was holding. [20]
2023-03-18 Christopher Michael Martinez (34) Hispanic Englewood, Colorado Officers were called to a hotel after the 911 caller said a man, Martinez, was pointing and threatening to rob, shoot them. Officers found him shortly after he left the hotel and after a foot pursuit, shot him. [21]
2023-03-18 Guillermo Huerta (35) Unknown Bakersfield, California [22]
2023-03-18 Coy Jackson (33) White Fresno, California Jackson, who was armed with a knife, was shot outside a Fresno Police station. [23]
2023-03-18 Dalaneo Martin (17) Black Washington, D.C. Police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle and found Martin sleeping in a car. After discussing how to approach the situation, officers approached the car and attempted to pull Martin out as a United States Park Police officer entered the backseat and yelled at Martin not to move. Martin began to drive away, and after ordering him to stop, the Park Police officer shot him. A gun was recovered from the vehicle. [24]
2023-03-16 Edrdge Alexis (36) Black North Miami Beach, Florida Alexis, who had taken a woman hostage, was shot and killed by officers. [25]
2023-03-15 Robert Bruce Clendenin (76) Unknown Temple, Georgia Clendenin was shot dead after allegedly aiming his gun at officers. [26]
2023-03-15 Michael Obregon (36) Unknown Casa Grande, Arizona [27]
2023-03-14 Frank Jerry Millsapps (65) Unknown Talking Rock, Georgia Millsapps was shot dead after pointing his shotgun at deputies. Millsapps had shot a neighbor prior to the incident. [28]
2023-03-14 Nicholas Mauro Sosa (37) Hispanic Tucson, Arizona [29]
2023-03-14 Roy Streat (78) White Nicholls, Georgia Shot after brandishing a weapon. [30]
2023-03-12 Zion Bostick (23) White Pinellas Park, Florida Bostick, who was breaking into cars in the neighborhood, was spotted by a police dog, when he fled until he reached a backyard. At the backyard, Bostick shot and injured a deputy, then another deputy shot him. [31] [5]
2023-03-12 Kyle Nicholas Sostek (34) white Big Bear, California Sostek was shot by police after a vehicle pursuit stemming from an outstanding arrest warrant. [32]
2023-03-12 Adam Barcenas (60) Latino Oxnard, California Officers were conducting a DUI investigation when Barcenas, who was uninvolved in the investigation, approached officers with a steel bar. Barcenas approached the officers while shouting at them, leading police to shoot and kill him. [33]
2023-03-10 Kainoa Kahele-Bishop (32) Pacific Islander Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Police searching for a shooting suspect found Kahele-Bishop with several other people and stolen vehicles. Police followed one of the cars, a Chevy Malibu, and pursued it to an intersection. After police commanded the driver to show his hands, police shot him after he allegedly reached for an object. The driver was killed, while a passenger suffered minor injuries in the resulting crash. [34] Police say two firearms were recovered from the vehicle. [35]
2023-03-07 Kordell Jones (24) Black Mobile, Alabama Shot after fleeing with a "AR-type" gun in his hands. [36] [37]
2023-03-07 Manuel Sanabria (38) Latino Fort Lauderdale, Florida Police pursued Sanabria, who was wanted in connection with a murder in Port St. Lucie the evening prior. Following the chase Sanabria exited his vehicle holding part of a gun, and police shot him. [38]
2023-03-06 Andrew Edelmann (22) White Wilmington, Delaware Edelmann was shot after he allegedly accelerated his vehicle in the direction of officers. His 21-year-old female passenger was also wounded. On March 20, 2024, Edelmann's shooting was deemed justified. [39] [40]
2023-03-06 Irvo N. Otieno (28) Black Dinwiddie, Virginia Seven Henrico County deputies arrived at a mental health hospital to admit Otieno, an inmate, for treatment. Few details were released, but police stated that Otieno was combative with deputies, who restrained him. Otieno died, and the seven deputies were charged with second-degree murder eight days later. [41] Three hospital employees were also charged a few days later. [42]
2023-03-06 Anthony Castro (40) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Castro was shot to death after stabbing his wife to death. [43]
2023-03-06 James Saucedo (42) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona Saucedo had shot and injured a woman, and when he pulled a gun on officers he was fatally shot. [44]
2023-03-05 Dexter Wade (37) Black Jackson, Mississippi Wade was struck and killed by a Jackson police car as he crossed the interstate. Following his death police claimed they sent a voicemail to his mother, though she denied receiving one. Wade's mother reported him missing, and she was not informed of her son's death until months later, after the county had buried Wade alongside unclaimed bodies in a pauper's field. Wade was the nephew of George Robinson, who was also killed by Jackson Police. [45]
2023-03-04 Roberto Corchado (29) Latino Fresno, California Police pursued Corchado, who was suspected of leaving a traffic stop earlier in the day. Police used a maneuver to stop his vehicle at an intersection near a Walmart parking lot. As shown in video, Corchado exited his vehicle with his hands raised. Several officers approached, with one shouting commands, and less than a minute later police fired eight to ten rounds. The California Department of Justice stated they would investigate the shooting as part of a state law requiring them to investigate all fatal police shootings where the deceased is unarmed. [46] The Fresno Police Department reported Corchado had fired on officers, striking one in his body armor, and later released a photograph of the damaged armor.
2023-03-04 Okwan Rahmier Sims (21) Unknown Stillwater, Minnesota Stillwater police responded to an active shooter situation at an apartment building. Police officers encountered gunfire when they arrived in the parking lot and two or three people had been shot. Several police squad cars were struck by gunfire. The officers returned fire, killing the gunman. [47] [48]
2023-03-04 Joseph Sherrill (44) Unknown Frederick, Maryland Police arrived to arrest Sherrill for a probation violation. Officers found Sherrill in a closet, and shot him when he allegedly approached officers with a knife. [49]
2023-03-03 Phillip Peinado (58) Unknown North Las Vegas, Nevada Police shot Peinado during a traffic stop after he allegedly reached for a firearm. [50]
2023-03-03 Aaron Martinka (28) Black Tucson, Arizona Police pursued Martinka for a probation violation. After the chase, police shot Martinka after he allegedly shot at officers. [51]
2023-03-03 Najee Seabrooks Black Paterson, New Jersey Police responded to an emotionally disturbed person at the home of local activist Seabrooks. After barricading himself for five hours, police say an officer shot Seabrooks after he approached police with a knife. [52]
2023-03-03 Ronald Wilson (56) White North Fork, California Wilson, suspected in the fatal shooting of a man, was shot and killed following a pursuit and shootout. [7]
2023-03-02 James Pavlista (58) White Elsanor, Alabama A deputy shot Pavlista after he allegedly charged at him with a knife. [53]
2023-03-02 Brett Cameron Carter (34) Unknown Liverpool, Texas Police responded to reports of a man in a dumpster at a Lake Jackson elementary school and pursued him after he stole a truck. Following a chase the truck crashed, and police shot Carter after he charged at them with a knife. [54]
2023-03-02 Donovan Adrian Watson (25) Unknown Miami, Florida Watson shot and killed 38-year-old Jean Gutierrez. Watson was shot dead by police after a standoff. [55]
2023-03-01 Tony A. Smith (64) Unknown Mountain City, Tennessee During a welfare check police shot Smith after he allegedly fired at them. [56]
2023-03-01 Daniel Ramone Scott Unknown Ashburn, Georgia Police pulled over Scott for a suspected burglary. After he T-boned an officer's vehicle, Scott was handcuffed. According to police, Scott managed to get control of a police vehicle and began to drive off, at which point police shot him. [57]
2023-03-01 Stormy Fuller (32) Unknown Tulsa, Oklahoma Police encountered Fuller during a burglary. After firing a shot at police, Fuller ran and was shot by police after allegedly pointing a shotgun at them. [58]
2023-03-01 Unknown Unknown Pueblo, Colorado Police responded to reports of shots fired at a home near a school. Following an armed standoff, police shot the man after he allegedly pointed a gun at SWAT officers. [59]
2023-03-01 Chase Allan (25) White Farmington, Utah Police pulled Allan over for not having a legitimate license plate, which the Standard-Examiner reported was a placard proclaiming constitutional sovereignty instead of a license. After refusing to provide identification to the officer, police attempted to remove him from the vehicle, during which an officer shot Allan. Police stated an empty holster was found on his hip and a gun was found in the driver's side floor. [60]

See also

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

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