[Zhang Fei]

This was a buy-and-bust that had the deceased running from the police. No warrant was needed because the entry was part of the hot pursuit of the suspect. Odds are, the suspect made a sudden movement to flush the evidence, and the cop mistook it for an attempt to draw a firearm.

From the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/judge-tosses-ramarley-graham-shooting-indictment-article-1.1344725

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The tragic chain of events began when police pursued Ramarley Graham into his family’s Williamsbridge apartment as part of a drug deal investigation.

Once inside, Haste identified himself as a cop and fired at Graham point-blank in the bathroom after mistakenly believing he saw a gun, police officials said.

Cops found a bag of marijuana near Graham’s body and suspected he was trying to flush it down the toilet. No weapon was found.

The ruling Wednesday reignited the widespread anger over the incident. “This is an outrageous miscarriage of justice and an insult to the family and supporters of Ramarley Graham,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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The moral of this incident is that drug dealers should not make any sudden movements while being challenged by a cop.

[man_in_tx]

Killing someone for selling drugs? Right.

[expat1000]

>>Odds are, the suspect made a sudden movement to flush the evidence, and the cop mistook it for an attempt to draw a firearm.

Thought a baggie of weed was a gun? If a civilian made that mistake (if that is what is was) how many years would they be doing now?

[Standing Wolf]

The ruling Wednesday reignited the widespread anger over the incident. “This is an outrageous miscarriage of justice and an insult to the family and supporters of Ramarley Graham,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton.

The arrival of Sharpton and his "supporters" is a certain indicator there's money to be stolen, lies to be told, racial hatred to be spread, or all the above.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The moral of this incident is that drug dealers should not make any sudden movements while being challenged by a cop.

There is no evidence that the unarmed 18 year old who was shot to death in his own apartment was a 'drug dealer'. Even the article you cite doesn't claim this. The only evidence reported is that a 'bag of marijuana' (no mention of amount) was found near the victim. The only real moral here is that in the US today, cops can break into your home at will without a legal warrant or invitation, claim you are menacing them, and shoot you - and can then find people willing to blame you for having the nerve to get killed by the cops for the crime of standing in your own bathroom holding a bag of weed.

The case was apparently thrown out due to a DA's mistake and will apparently be re-submitted to a grand jury. I sincerely hope so.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9103401

[Popman]

Cops found a bag of marijuana near Graham’s body

Breaking down a door without a warrant, not announcing they were the police, gunning down an unarmed man...all for a bag of pot...Really ?

Why didn't the police detain him before he went into his house? Obviously they were watching him...

I have no problem with the death penalty for drug dealers who illegally sell Schedule III drugs...

[Lurker]

He killed a man over a bag of pot. I hope he never sleeps another day in his life.