Family of man killed by Phoenix police continues calls for transparency
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Subject: Family of man killed by Phoenix police continues calls for transparency Sat Aug 08, 2020 6:03 pm
Ryan Whitaker was shot and killed by a Phoenix Police officer after he answered the door with a gun in his hand in May.
In May, Phoenix police knocked on Ryan Whitaker's door. When he answered with his gun, he was shot and killed.
His family continued their calls for transparency in the department as the Maricopa County Attorney's Office continued to review the case.
On social media, Ryan Whitaker's family broke down the footage and said that in a fraction of a second, Officer Jeff Cooke decided to fire and they believe Whitaker was trying to surrender.
"The true facts of Ryan’s death will be revealed once the unedited, unaltered body camera footage is released by the City of Phoenix,” Matt Cunningham, the family's attorney, said.
"We can review that video, we can slow it down, we can replay it and we can determine if we agree with the actions of the officers or not," Andy Anderson, a now-retired Assistant Police Chief with Phoenix Police Department, said.