Killing of Ryan Whitaker
| Date | May 21, 2020 10:52 p.m. (UTC−07:00) |
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| Location | Desert Foothills Drive, Ahwatukee, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Type | Homicide by firearm |
| Filmed by | Police bodycams |
| Participants | PPD Officer Jeff Cooke |
| Deaths | Ryan 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.