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Phoenix Police officer who shot, killed Ahwatukee man to be fired Officer Jeff Cooke shot and killed Ryan Whitaker in May of 2020. Chief Jeri Williams has now notified Cooke of the intent to terminate his employment. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 5:49 PM MST July 22, 2021 PHOENIX — After more than a year, Ryan Whitaker’s family is seeing a step forward in accountability for his death. Whitaker was shot and killed by Phoenix Police Officer Jeff Cooke in May of 2020. Phoenix police told 12 News Wednesday evening that Cooke is in the process of being fired. ...

Medical examiner who performed George Floyd's autopsy says Chauvin's knee would NOT cut off his oxygen and claims he died because having his neck compressed was 'just more than he could take,' given underlying heart disease Hennepin County Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker took the stand Friday in the tenth day of Derek Chauvin's murder trial  Dr. Baker, one of the state's most significant witnesses, did not echo the testimonies of other state experts  Asked if, in his opinion, the positioning of Chauvin's knee would cut off Floyd's oxygen supply, Dr. Baker said, 'In my opinion it wou...

As protesters marched Phoenix streets this year calling for more just treatment from the city's police force, the city was considering a solution that some considered extreme: allowing civilians to independently investigate complaints of police brutality. Over time, though, as officials crafted the plan for a new Office of Accountability and Transparency and accompanying Civilian Review Board, it failed to live up to activists' hopes that it would offer truly independent investigations. The proposal lost support from the activists, and then from a key council member. In November, the vote ...

Even as Trump vows to keep fighting, his aides are quietly starting to move on Josh Dawsey, David Fahrenthold, Carol D. Leonnig Why Barr finally broke with Trump Replay Video Replay Video UP NEXT Vice President Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he’s planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has discussed opening a consulting firm with other White House aides and allies. Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has told friends he is planning to return to broadc...

By JOSH DAWSEY AND DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD | The Washington Post | Published: December 19, 2020 WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence has begun looking for a new home in the Washington suburbs, and he's planning a valedictory foreign trip to begin the day Congress counts the electoral college votes. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has discussed opening a consulting firm with other White House aides and allies. Top economic adviser Larry Kudlow has told friends he is planning to return to broadcasting, and he has his next gigs lined up. As President Donald Trump remains defiant, refusing to pu...