Killing of Ryan Whitaker

Murder of Ryan Whitaker
DateMay 21, 2020
10:52 p.m. (UTC−07:00)
LocationDesert Foothills Drive, Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
TypeHomicide by firearm
Filmed byPolice bodycams
ParticipantsPPD Officer Jeff Cooke
DeathsRyan Whitaker
Litigation$3,000,000 settlement

Ryan Whitaker was a 40-year-old American man who lived in Ahwatukee, Arizona (an urban village of Phoenix, Arizona), who was shot twice and killed by Phoenix Police Department Officer Jeff Cooke at approximately 10:52 p.m. on May 21, 2020. Cooke was accompanied by officer John Ferragamo, who did not fire his weapon. The shooting was captured on bodycam video.