He cracked the door and they could see he had a weapon?
Good eyesight. Considering it was dark.
According to the article, evidence shows the cops shot through the front door.
So, it was a Drug Bust?
That was not all, he had a sign posted that said to be more afraid of owner than the dog with a man holding a big revolver on it. Suspect he was an Illegal, news has not mentioned that. Gun may have been illegal too.
OVER reaction, as this was a domestic violence arrest warrant.
The 16 yr old they shot, was ruled a righteous killing, body cam evidence showed they tried multiple times over to get the kid to drop the BB gun, which in the dark can’t be distinguished from a 9 MM. We own both, and in the dark you can’t tell the difference.