Current Events > Man, 40, is shot dead by cop at point blank range after he answered the door

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8612367/Arizona-man-shot-dead-cop-answering-door-gun-hand.html

Man, 40, is shot dead by Arizona cop at point blank range after he answered the door with a gun in his hand after a neighbor made noise complaint, but his girlfriend said they were playing video games

Arizona man Ryan Whitaker, 40, was fatally shot by a Phoenix police officer responding to a noise complaint at his home on May 21 around 10pm
Whitaker answered the door with a 9mm gun in his hand but as he tried to put it down he was shot at least twice in the back and died
His girlfriend said they were making salsa and playing video games at the time
Cops were responding to noise complaint about potential domestic violence
She said he answered the door with a gun because people knocked on his door in the middle of the night on two occasions and it made them concerned
Whitaker's family says the officers were quick to use force even though he was being submissive after realizing cops were at the door

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Respectfully, this has been posted and discussed at least 3 times already

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shit really? This just popped up on my reddit. Leave this for 5 mins, i'll lock it.

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Sad. Why be so scared at everything if you want to be a cop

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MabusIncarnate posted...

Respectfully, this has been posted and discussed at least 3 times already

so so many times...

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Could've been a better way to take him down, but nope, Unnecessary use of lethal force engaged. *sigh*

Rest in peace kid.

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I'm still confused as to the logistics of how he got shot in the back.

He answers door, facing forward I would assume.

Cops shoot in five seconds

Did he turn around or something? I'm very confused. Don't want to watch the video though so if someone wants to explain, that'd be great

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