Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Bronx Shooting Victim Ramarley Seen In Video, Walking -- Not Running Cops Run In His House With No Warrant & Kill Him Only To Find Him In The Bathroom Flushing A Bag Of Weed


http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-bronx-deadly-shooting-surveillance-video-story,0,906623.story
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11)
He didn't run. He simply walked.

It was the NYPD who was on the run, chasing after Ramarley Graham, 18, who -- seconds earlier -- casually closed the door behind him as he entered his home. The surveillance video is dramatic and telling. It is also out. The family released it Saturday afternoon, approximately 48 hours after the shooting.

The video clearly shows Graham walking into his home on East 229th Street in the Bronx Thursday, shortly after 3:00p.m. The NYPD then jump into the screen seconds later. Two officers rush toward the door, with one trying to kick down a locked door. He had no search warrant. Seconds later another officer holds up his gun and aims it at one of the residents who -- coincidentally -- was on the side of the home. A total of four officers are seen on the video.

PIX11 spoke to one resident who, was cooking during the forced entry and said that the NYPD did not identify themselves "...they did not scream police."

The video is high-grade. Its clarity comparable to that of a professional system. The officers are clearly seen desperately trying to break into the house. The damage was evident once PIX11 stepped through the front door --the wood around the locks splintered.

It also shows the NYPD entering through the back and once inside, unlocking the front door. Two officers quickly head inside and the race to Graham is on.

Moments later, landlord Paulette Minzie heard, "boom, boom" while in her third floor bathroom. It was the sound of gunshots. The NYPD then went into her home, put a gun in her face, and searched her room for a gun. They found nothing.

PIX 11 spoke with Minzie at great length Saturday afternoon. Click on the video box to hear in her words and as to why she is living in fear after the shooting. The dramatic video is seen throughout the piece.

Edited By Michelle Robinson

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