Officer Haste forced his way into the building, kicked down the front door and then broke down the bathroom where he shot Ramarley Graham to death.

On the day the judge dismissed the charges, rows of NYPD officer lined the courthouse steps and applauded Haste as he exited.

The city of New York settled a civil suit, paying the family $3.9 million in 2015 although the NYPD Firearms Discharge Review Board found the shooting to be within department guidelines.

[5] The officers then began to follow Graham as he left the bodega and went into an apartment building, reporting over their radio that they saw the "butt of a gun" on the teen.

Haste entered upon his own volition, hurriedly opening the front door to the private home, running inside to follow Graham.

Graham was in the bathroom, dumping a small amount of marijuana that was wrapped in aluminum foil, attempting to flush it down the toilet.

[7] Bronx County Supreme Court Justice Steven Barrett later vacated Haste's manslaughter indictment, ruling the prosecution had given the grand jury flawed instructions.

[9] The NYPD performed an internal disciplinary review of the incident, which found that Haste used "poor tactical judgment and recommended his dismissal."