executed a “no-knock” warrant

[GoodTaste]

I am not sure what executed a “no-knock” warrant means. On the one hand, it sounds as if an official warrant that bestows the policemen the power to enter the house without knock; on the other, it seems that the policemen illegally entered the door without knock on it.

What does it mean?


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — “Don’t forget about black women.”


That was the central message that Isabel Delgado wanted to convey when she organized a march for Grand Rapids native Breonna Taylor at Rosa Parks Circle on Friday, June 12, she told MLive.


Taylor, 26, a black emergency medical technician, was killed in her Louisville, Ky., apartment by police on March 13. Police officers - looking for a suspect who was already in custody - executed a “no-knock” warrant and opened fire, striking Taylor at least eight times.

Source: MLive.com
https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-ra...rapids-calling-on-people-to-say-her-name.html

 

[Tarheel]

A no knock warrant authorizes the police to enter a suspect's residence without knocking on the door.
:-|

 

[Skrej]

Your clue is that word 'warrant', which signifies a legal document granting permission for a specific action.

Without the warrant, it would have been illegal. Generally speaking, it's illegal in the US for police to enter a private residence without a warrant.