Officer Down

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.
EUGENE SMITH, 31
TEMPLE HILLS MD
FEBRUARY 24 2023
Was shot to death while delivering payroll to security officers.

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.

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