Officer Down 2023 – Private Officer

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.

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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.

JUNE

RAFAEL MATEO
CHÁVEZ PUERTO RICO
JUNE 3 2023
Shot to death.

LANEL SINGLETON, 27
ATLANTA GA
JUNE 4 2023
Was shot and killed while working at an event center.

MARK CHRISTOPHER WAGNER II
JUNE 16 2023
NELSON COUNTY VA
While patrolling Wintergreen, a private community, the officer was disarmed and shot to death.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
JUNE 18 2023
Shot to death during a robbery at a game room.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
WASHINGTON DC
JUNE 21 2023
Stabbed to death checking on trespassers.

JULY

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
SAN FRANCISCO CA
JULY 14 2023
Was found shot to death.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
HOUSTON TX
JULY 21 2023
Shot to death at an apartment complex.

BOBBY SMALLWOOD
PORTLAND OR
JULY 22 2023
Was Shot to death at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital.

SCOTT BEE, 55
MILWAUKEE WI
JULY 24 2023
Was shot during an armored truck robbery and died at the hospital.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 29
BROOKLYN NY
JULY 28, 2023
Shot to death as he left work.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 72
CHICAGO IL
JULY 31 2023
Suffered a heart attack while struggling with teens who attacked him at a movie theater.

AUGUST

VICTOR MONTGOMERY
LITTLE ROCK AR
AUGUST 14 2023
Died after being struck by a vehicle while directing school traffic.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
AUGUST 23 2023
Died from a heart attack after breaking up fight at school.

SHA’DARRIAN JACOBS, 33
ATLANTA GA
AUGUST 28 2023
Was shot to death at a parking garage during a car theft.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER
INDIANAPOLIS IN
AUGUST 30 2023
Security officer and a shoplifter died in a hail of bullets at Menard’s Home Improvement store.

SEPTEMBER

DAVID RUBACK, 53
DALLAS TX
SEPTEMBER 1 2023
Was shot to death during a robbery of an armored truck.

ED MEAD,81
BROOKSVILLE FL
SEPTEMBER 27 2023
Was murdered while working security for a residential community.

OCTOBER

JAMES E. GRIFFIN JR., 61
PROVIDENCE RI
OCTOBER 6 2023
Died on duty in a traffic collision.

ESTELLA ELENA MENA, 18
SUNNYVALE CA.
OCTOBER 16, 1979
Was stabbed to death on duty. The case went unsolved until September 2023 when a suspect was named after the use of DNA. He had passed away previously.

2023

JANUARY

JONATHAN PARKES TEXAS JANUARY 1 2023Died in an on-duty accident.

DUANE PATTERSON, 61MANHATTAN NY JANUARY 1 2023Died from an assault.

GAVIN BOSTON, 40SAN FRANCISCO, CAJANUARY 3 2023Security guard fatally shot while working at Japantown.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER HOUSTON TX JANUARY 25 2023Struck and killed by a school bus at a school.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER CLEVELAND OH JANUARY 26 2023Died during a medical emergency on duty.

HOWARD GABRELLE ANDERSON JR., 28 HEMET CAJANUARY 27 2023Shot to death while providing security at a party.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER SAN JUAN PRJANUARY 28 2023Shot to death at a shopping center.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICERKENTUCKYJANUARY 28 2023The security officer was working the overnight shift when he was brutally attacked, beaten, and left to die.

FEBRUARY

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

MARCH

ROBERT PULLIAM JRSOUTH BEND, INDIANAMARCH 5, 2023Shot and killed in a downtown South Bend parking garage while on duty.

GARY MIDDAUGH, 42 OKLAHOMA CITY OK MARCH 27 2023Died after being murdered at a nightclub.

ALEX LYNCH, 28 LANDOVER MD MARCH 28 2023Was murdered at a Hyattsville club while on duty.

APRIL

STANLEY J. WHATFORDGULFPORT MSFEB 23 2019Within 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 2023Shot to death on duty at a liquor store.

JOSE M MARTINEZ, 23 BRONX NY APRIL 9 2023Died from assault.

DARYLL STRAUGHTER, 48 DETROIT MI APRIL 17 2023Was shot to death breaking up an argument.

UNKNOWN SECURITY OFFICER PHILADELPHIA PA Shot to death.

BLAKE MOHS, 26 PLEASANTON CA APRIL 20 2023Was an LP agent at Home Depot and was shot and killed by a shoplifter.

NICOLAS COLE CHARLOTTE NC APRIL 29 2023Was shot to death at a nightclub.

MAY

KEVIN STALLSWORTH, 73 NEW ORLEANS LA MAY 2 2023Was on duty when he experienced a sudden medical emergency.

CHRISTIAN LACOUR, 20 FARMERSVILLE TX MAY 6 2023Was murdered while working security at the Allen Outlet Mall. A mass shooting left nine dead.

GOM GOUT OMAHA NE MAY 8 2023Shot to death at a nightclub.

ADALBERTO SANTIAGO, 34DALLAS TX MAY 19 2023Shot to death by a suspected car burglar.

KENDRICK HEMPHILL MINNEAPOLIS MN MAY 19 2023Struck and killed by a vehicle.

ADRIAN ROEBUCK, 25 KNOXVILLE TN MAY 20 2023Was working security at a nightclub when he was shot to death.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER NYC NYMAY 20 2023Stabbed to death during a robbery.

JASON MCCONNELL, 41 KANSAS CITY MO MAY 21 2023Shot to death while working security at a nightclub.

MARIO SANTOS, 72 PATTERSON NJ MAY 23 2023Died during a medical emergency.

NIXON PETIT, 50 PHOENIX AZ MAY 26 2023Was shot to death while working security at a hookah lounge.

ANTHONY RIVAS, 36NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA MAY 31 2023Shot to death during a robbery at a hookah lounge.

JUNE

RAFAEL MATEOCHÁVEZ PUERTO RICO JUNE 3 2023Shot to death.

LANEL SINGLETON, 27 ATLANTA GA JUNE 4 2023Was shot and killed while working at an event center.

MARK CHRISTOPHER WAGNER II JUNE 16 2023 NELSON COUNTY VAWhile patrolling Wintergreen, a private community, the officer was disarmed and shot to death.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER HOUSTON TX JUNE 18 2023Shot to death during a robbery at a game room.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICERWASHINGTON DC JUNE 21 2023Stabbed to death checking on trespassers.

JULY

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER SAN FRANCISCO CA JULY 14 2023Was found shot to death.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER HOUSTON TX JULY 21 2023Shot to death at an apartment complex.

BOBBY SMALLWOOD PORTLAND ORJULY 22 2023 Was Shot to death at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital.

SCOTT BEE, 55 MILWAUKEE WI JULY 24 2023Was shot during an armored truck robbery and died at the hospital.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 29BROOKLYN NY JULY 28, 2023Shot to death as he left work.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER, 72CHICAGO ILJULY 31 2023Suffered a heart attack while struggling with teens who attacked him at a movie theater.

AUGUST

VICTOR MONTGOMERY LITTLE ROCK AR AUGUST 14 2023Died after being struck by a vehicle while directing school traffic.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER AUGUST 23 2023Died from a heart attack after breaking up fight at school.

SHA’DARRIAN JACOBS, 33ATLANTA GA AUGUST 28 2023Was shot to death at a parking garage during a car theft.

UNIDENTIFIED SECURITY OFFICER INDIANAPOLIS INAUGUST 30 2023Security officer and a shoplifter died in a hail of bullets at Menard’s Home Improvement store.