I went off of Maye's testimony. He heard kicking on the door and fired. He claims he heard police identify themselves and slid the gun away after he shot. He never said he saw police. Further adding to the closed door theory is that Maye himself was not shot by police in return gun fire. The police are trained not to shoot blindly into a room through a closed door.
[...] ... The testimony was that there were several announcements that they were the police and that they had a search warrant. The occupants in the apartment next to Maye’s allowed entry after announcement and there was no resistance. Maye did not. Porch lights were on in the front of Maye’s apartment and the uniformed officers and marked cars visible in the front yard and on the porch. The officers announced at the front door and then at the back door. The officer who killed was at the front door initially and then went around the back to the back door before entry was made. ... [...]
I've emphisised the word "entry". I've read nothing anywhere that asserts that Maye shot through a locked door.