Not in this case. The officers announced themselves. If your holding a gun when police is at the door you are asking for trouble!
This started as a domestic violence call to 911. At 10:18 p.m. the caller said there was a domestic dispute going on at a condo nearby and reported a lot of yelling and slamming doors. A second call was made at 10:44 p.m. to 911 where the individual said the exchange may have become physical.
The officers arrived on the scene approximately 8 minutes after the second 911 call, approaching the apartment near Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Boulevard.
They knocked on the door and announced themselves as Phoenix Police. Officers did not have their guns drawn as the door opened. 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker opened the door, exiting the apartment and moving toward one of the officers, armed with a gun. The other officer fired his weapon, hitting the man. Whitaker died at the scene.
Who opens the door with a gun on their hand? Criminals do!
Or, you know, someone who wants to defend their family from strangers banging on their door in the middle of the night.
It’s 100% legal to answer your door holding a gun.
Not in this case. The officers announced themselves. If your holding a gun when police is at the door you are asking for trouble!
This started as a domestic violence call to 911. At 10:18 p.m. the caller said there was a domestic dispute going on at a condo nearby and reported a lot of yelling and slamming doors. A second call was made at 10:44 p.m. to 911 where the individual said the exchange may have become physical.
The officers arrived on the scene approximately 8 minutes after the second 911 call, approaching the apartment near Desert Foothills Parkway and Chandler Boulevard.
They knocked on the door and announced themselves as Phoenix Police. Officers did not have their guns drawn as the door opened. 40-year-old Ryan Whitaker opened the door, exiting the apartment and moving toward one of the officers, armed with a gun. The other officer fired his weapon, hitting the man. Whitaker died at the scene.