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

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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 11 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.


December 2013[edit]

Date Name (Age) of Deceased State (City) Description
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.[1][2][3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9][10]
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.[11]
2013-12-07 Unger Heki,[12] 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.[13]
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.[14] See here for more information.
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.[15]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jaspal Singh (8674)". Fatal Encounters. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Sikh driver shot dead by police in southern California". News East West. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "BPD: Domestic disturbance call led to officer involved shooting". Bakersfield Now. Bakersfield Californian. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Man shot dead after bank robber convicted of threatening Obama in 2010". KFXK. Dec 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 30, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "Man Shot By Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Was Correction Center Escapee". newsok.com. December 31, 2013.
  6. ^ Holstege, Sean (March 13, 2014). "Records: Fatal shooting by deputy wasn't a gunbattle". AZ Central. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Custer County Deputies Involved In Deadly Shooting". KOCO. December 23, 2013.
  8. ^ Mather, Kate (23 February 2015). "No charges filed in LAPD killing of driver in chase". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ^ "One person dead in officer-involved shooting". The Wenatchee World. December 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "Man killed in drug arrest identified; died from gunshot wounds to the chest". The Wenatchee World. December 17, 2013.
  11. ^ "No charges for LASD deputy who fatally struck cyclist while typing on computer". Los Angeles Daily News. August 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Las Vegas News | Breaking News & Headlines".
  13. ^ "One dead after officer-involved shooting in eastern Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. December 7, 2013.
  14. ^ "UIW police officer involved in fatal shooting". San Antonio Express-News. December 8, 2013.
  15. ^ "2 Perth Amboy cops justified in fatally shooting city man in December, prosecutor says". NJ.com. April 24, 2014.
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