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PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials are releasing more details surrounding an officer-involved shooting that killed a 40-year-old man in May.
According to Phoenix Police statements at the time, the incident happened on the night of May 21, when officers responded to a domestic violence call in an area near Chandler Boulevard and Desert Foothills Parkway, in Phoenix's Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood.
The 40-year-old man who died has since been identified as Ryan Whitaker, and members of Whitaker's family say he was the victim.
"What my family and I believe is essentially, the police murdered my brother," said Whitaker's sister, Katie Baeza, in an interview with FOX 10's Justin Lum on May 22.
On July 7, members of Whitaker's family took part in a protest outside Phoenix Police headquarters, demanding answers from police officials.
"Days after they shot and killed my brother, we had nothing, not even a medical examiner report. We have nothing," said Baeza on July 7.