No charges against Phoenix police officer who shot, killed Ryan Whitaker

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They got away with it. Of course.

Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel announced Friday there will be no criminal charges from her office in the death of 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker, who was shot and killed by a Phoenix police officer in May 2020.

Police were called to Ryan Whitaker's apartment complex on Desert Foothills Parkway south of Chandler Boulevard around 11 p.m. that night, responding to a 911 call.

Police said the caller reported a lot of yelling and slamming doors from the condo next door. A second call came in a short time later saying the situation may have become physical.

Body camera footage showing the shooting was released in July of last year.

Officers knocked on Whitaker's door. He answered with a gun in his left hand, that he lawfully owned, and moved his hand behind his back. An officer fired as Whitaker began to kneel down.