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THE NAMES LISTED HERE DO NOT REFLECT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. THIS IS A PARTIAL LIST.

Although we have a full time news and research department that tracks security and 
private police officer injuries and deaths, the total number of deaths is unknown due to a lack 
of accurate agency reporting, media omitting names, and misclassification of job titles.

2023

JANUARY

JONATHAN PARKES 
TEXAS
JANUARY 1 2023
Died in an on-duty accident.
DUANE PATTERSON, 61
MANHATTAN NY
JANUARY 1 2023
Died from an assault.
GAVIN BOSTON, 40
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JANUARY 3 2023
Security guard fatally shot while working at Japantown.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
JANUARY 25 2023
Struck and killed by a school bus at a school.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
CLEVELAND OH
JANUARY 26 2023
Died during a medical emergency on duty.
HOWARD GABRELLE ANDERSON JR., 28
HEMET CA
JANUARY 27 2023
Shot to death while providing security at a party.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SAN JUAN PR
JANUARY 28 2023
Shot to death at a shopping center.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
KENTUCKY
JANUARY 28 2023
The security officer was working the overnight shift when he was brutally attacked, beaten, and left to die.

FEBRUARY

EUGENE SMITH, 31
WASHINGTON DC
FEBRUARY 23RD 2023
Shot to death at work in Temple Hills MD.

MARCH

ROBERT PULLIAM JR
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
MARCH 5, 2023
Shot and killed in a downtown South Bend parking garage while on duty.
GARY MIDDAUGH, 42
OKLAHOMA CITY OK
MARCH 27 2023
Died after being murdered at a nightclub.
ALEX LYNCH, 28
LANDOVER MD
MARCH 28 2023
Was murdered at a Hyattsville club while on duty.

APRIL

STANLEY J. WHATFORD
GULFPORT MS
FEB 23 2019
Within minutes of starting his shift working security at a Waffle House, he went into cardiac arrest. Mr. Whatford was unable to be revived.
DARYLL STRAUGHTER
DETROIT MI
APRIL 18 2023
Shot to death on duty at a liquor store.
JOSE M MARTINEZ, 23  
BRONX NY
APRIL 9 2023
Died from assault.
DARYLL STRAUGHTER, 48
DETROIT MI
APRIL 17 2023
Was shot to death breaking up an argument.
UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER 
PHILADELPHIA PA 
Shot to death.
BLAKE MOHS, 26
PLEASANTON CA
APRIL 20 2023
Was an LP agent at Home Depot and was shot and killed by a shoplifter.
NICOLAS COLE
CHARLOTTE NC
APRIL 29 2023
Was shot to death at a nightclub.

MAY

KEVIN STALLSWORTH, 73
NEW ORLEANS LA
MAY 2  2023
Was on duty when he experienced a sudden medical emergency.
CHRISTIAN LACOUR, 20
FARMERSVILLE TX
MAY 6 2023
Was murdered while working security at the Allen Outlet Mall. A mass shooting left nine dead.
GOM GOUT 
OMAHA NE
MAY 8 2023
Shot to death at a nightclub.
ADALBERTO SANTIAGO, 34
DALLAS TX
MAY 19 2023
Shot to death by a suspected car burglar.
KENDRICK HEMPHILL
MINNEAPOLIS MN
MAY 19 2023
Struck and killed by a vehicle.
ADRIAN ROEBUCK, 25
KNOXVILLE TN
MAY 20 2023
Was working security at a nightclub when he was shot to death.
UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
NYC NY
MAY 20 2023
Stabbed to death during a robbery.
JASON MCCONNELL, 41
KANSAS CITY MO
MAY 21 2023
Shot to death while working security at a nightclub.
MARIO SANTOS, 72
PATTERSON NJ
MAY 23 2023
Died during a medical emergency.
NIXON PETIT, 50
PHOENIX  AZ
MAY 26 2023
Was shot to death while working security at a hookah lounge.
ANTHONY RIVAS, 36
NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA
MAY 31 2023
Shot to death during a robbery at a hookah lounge.

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