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

This is a list of people reported killed by non-military law enforcement officers in the United States in April 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 20 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.

April 2023
Date Name (age) of deceased Race Location Description
2023-04-30 Nathaniel Naki (40) Kaunakakai, Hawaii [1]
2023-04-28 unidentified adult male (24) Greeley, Colorado The male was slain during a shootout with officers [2]
2023-04-28 Yenitza Arroyo Torres (44) Latino Fayetteville, North Carolina A Fayetteville Police officer shot and killed his wife at their home before killing himself.[3]
2023-04-27 Chue Feng Yang (33) Asian Minneapolis, Minnesota An FBI agent shot and killed Yang, a 33-year old Asian man, while serving an arrest warrant for him at a home near Dowling and DuPoint avenues in North Minneapolis. According to the FBI, Yang had barricade himself inside the house for several hours and he was holding a firearm when he later emerged from the home.[4][5]
2023-04-19 Henry Najdeski White Fort Wayne, Indiana An officer driving in downtown Fort Wayne struck Najdeski while turning a corner while Najdeski crossed the street. The officer involved had been involved in four previous crashes in a squad car, one of which resulted in a suspension.[6]
2023-04-12 Matvey Klimenko White Jacksonville, Florida Klimenko was terrorizing a woman with knife inside a Jacksonville home. She escaped through a bathroom window and called police. When the Jacksonville police arrived, they tried to talk Klimenko out of the home with a bullhorn. After that they deployed a K-9 to apprehend Klimenko. After Klimenko appeared to attack the K-9 with the knife, the police shot and killed him.[7]
2023-04-10 Connor Sturgeon (25) White Louisville, Kentucky Sturgeon shot several people at a bank he formerly worked at, killing five, before being killed by police.[8]
2023-04-06 John Wilburn (52) Unknown Madisonville, Tennessee [9]
2023-04-05 Unknown Unknown Los Angeles, California [10]
2023-04-05 Robert Dotson (52) Unknown Farmington, New Mexico Police were responding to a domestic violence call at a house around 11:30 p.m., but instead arrived at a house diagonally across the street. Police knocked on the door and announced "Farmington Police" three times, but not loudly. The officers realized they had the wrong address and began backing away from the house, one joking about the mistake. When the officers were about 20 feet away, Dotson, the homeowner, opened the screen door with a handgun held in his right hand beside his waist and the officers shot him several times. Dotson's wife, not initially realizing the people outside her home were police, fired at the officers from the same doorway, allegedly with Dotson's handgun, but put the gun down after realizing they were in fact police officers. Dotson died at the scene. His wife and the police officers were not injured.[11]
2023-04-03 Brandon Harris (19) Unknown Colorado Springs, Colorado [12]
2023-04-02 Jose Luis Hernandez (66) Unknown Livingston, Texas [13]
2023-04-03 Michael L. Rogel (39) White Bozeman, Montana Michael Rogel called 911 and stated he belied "people were coming to kill him." Rogel suffered from paranoid schizophrenia which may have been related. When police officers approached his vehicle, Rogel allegedly produced a firearm which led to police shooting him.[14]
2023-04-02 Eduardo Lee Hoover (38) Unknown Washington, Pennsylvania Hoover was shot by police following a chase. According to police, officers shot Hoover after he drove his truck in reverse towards police.[15]
2023-04-02 Jose Luis Hernandez (66) Unknown Livingston, Texas [16]
2023-04-02 unidentified adult male Las Cruces, New Mexico [17]
2023-04-01 Dwight Cornwell (76) Unknown Phoenix, Arizona [18]
2023-04-01 Tyler Raymer (28) Unknown Versailles, Missouri [19]
2023-04-01 Zachery Polk (53) Unknown Wayne, Michigan [20]
2023-04-01 Erick Jara (27) Unknown Grand Junction, Colorado [21]

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

References
  1. "Maui police identify machete-wielding suspect fatally shot by officers on Molokai". hawaiinewsnow.com. April 30, 2023.
  2. "Officers shoot, kill armed suspect in Greeley". kdvr.com. April 30, 2023.
  3. Deliso, Meredith (May 3, 2023). "North Carolina cop found dead at home killed wife in murder-suicide: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  4. "FBI agent shot and killed person in Minneapolis". KMSP-TV. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  5. Walsh, Paul; Saywer, Liz (April 28, 2023). "Man shot dead in north Minneapolis during standoff with FBI". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  6. Reuille, Lydia (April 24, 2023). "Docs: Fort Wayne Police officer who hit, killed pedestrian had history of crashes". WANE CBS 15. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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  10. "Murder suspect killed during shooting involving South Gate officer in Vernon, police say". abc7. April 5, 2023.
  11. "Officers kill homeowner after responding to wrong address". Associated Press. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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  14. "Coroner identifies man who died in shooting with Bozeman Police officers". KBZK News. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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  17. "CBP: Border Patrol shoots, kills man who led them on chase, hits agent with club". ktsm.com. April 9, 2023.
  18. Carruth, Sydney (April 3, 2023). "Phoenix police ID man fatally shot by officers after home break-in". azcentral. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  19. "Burglary suspect killed in Morgan County, Mo. officer-involved shooting". www.ky3.com. April 1, 2023.
  20. "Man shot by police outside Ford Wayne Stamping Plant has died; Officials believe he was experiencing mental health emergency". audacy.com. April 3, 2023.
  21. "Grand Junction police identify officers in deadly shooting". kjct8.com. April 7, 2023.
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