The investigation by the county attorney s office could also find no wrongdoing on the part of Whitaker. But neither did Cooke do anything unreasonable, especially given only seconds to make a decision, Adel said in a statement. Mr. Whitaker is dead and he shouldn’t be, she said. Likewise, the officers appropriately responded to a call of an active situation of domestic violence.
On the evening of May 21 last year, Whitaker was in his apartment in Ahwatukee with his girlfriend. A neighbor above him heard what he thought was an argument between a man and woman in the unit below, and called 911 to report a domestic dispute.
MCAO: Phoenix officer will not be charged in shooting death of Ryan Whitaker
The Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office announced Friday that the officer who shot and killed Ryan Whitaker last year will not face any charges in the incident.
Posted at 1:37 PM, Jan 29, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-29 20:36:45-05
PHOENIX â The Maricopa County Attorneyâs Office announced Friday that the officer who shot and killed Ryan Whitaker last year will not face any charges in the incident.
Whitaker was shot in the back three times, less than three seconds after he answered the door of his Ahwatukee apartment in May of 2020.
Maricopa County attorney won t file charges against officer accused of shooting Ryan Whitaker
By FOX 10 Staff
Ryan Whitaker, 40, was killed at his Ahwatukee home in May 2020.
PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Attorney has opted not to file charges in the fatal police shooting of 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker.
FOX 10 first reported on the police shooting that killed Whitaker in May 2020 at an apartment near Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Boulevard in the Ahwatukee area on May 21.
Around 9:30 p.m. that night, a neighbor heard what he believed to be an argument between a man and a woman in the apartment below and called 911 to report a domestic dispute.
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The Phoenix Police Department released a Critical Incident Briefing (CIB) video that includes information, audio, video and pictures related to an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that occurred in the afternoon of January 9th, 2021.
The incident started at approximately 3:15 p.m., when 911 callers reported a man fighting with a woman at a hotel in the area 7th Avenue and Van Buren Street. The callers also reported that a man was shooting at people and holding a baby hostage.