&gt; Why would she not plead her case behind her locked door? Pass her ID under the door first, explain the situation, and THEN come out?<p>Read the article. She explains why in the article.<p>She was focused on a gun pointed at her and didn&#x27;t know who it was because they did not announce themselves. This is a result of a well-documented byproduct of human behavior in life-or-death situations, specifically tunnel vision and auditory exclusion.<p>And side from that, doors don&#x27;t stop bullets. She could&#x27;ve have been viewed as resisting or argumentative. Talk to any LEO and all they want you to do in such situations is comply with their commands.