Criminal charges have been dropped against a man accused of killing a woman inside a downtown Miami apartment in 2021.

The case stems from a deadly shooting at the Caoba apartment building, where police say Haider Rana shot and killed Maame Amuah in the early morning hours of May 6, 2021 .

Police initially ruled it justified

Investigators originally ruled the shooting a justifiable homicide, saying Amuah, a woman Rana had been casually dating, showed up at his apartment without warning or permission. When Rana opened the door, police said Amuah, who was concealing her identity, rushed at him, and he fired a single shot.

According to arrest records, Rana called 911 and applied pressure to Amuah's wound until paramedics arrived. She later died at the hospital.

Rana says he feared an

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