I'm no that interested in the specific case as I am in the set of circumstances. Police. Police. Open up in the middle of the night does not cut it.
If you heard someone banging on the door while you are in bed then what are you going to do. Grab your gun and go to the door. You also have to factor in the neighborhood they were in. They went there at that time knowing that most people are in bed and that they would probably waking them up.
The entire deal is bad for any race, in any neighborhood.
I'm pro cop but I can't see any other situation that was likely here other than they did not introduce themselves enough times and loud enough. Otherwise, no one can explain why the boyfriend would have shot at the door.
Obviously the cops did not do their homework here. They did not even bother to identify the occupants. I'm not a softy. If they said we are not coming out then I would say "okay throw in a stick of dynamite". I also do not want to shoot a cop because they made a mistake at my house. I'm using my shotgun and it would not be pretty.
This was a lazy freakin detective that should be going to jail. And the judge that gave him a no knock warrant also has to be questioned as to what proof was provided. The subject moved out a month earlier.