By Beth Stebner and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 15:51 EST, 13 June 2012 | UPDATED: 16:54 EST, 13 June 2012 An NYPD cop charged with gunning down an unarmed teenager in the Bronx pleaded not guilty in court today, eliciting cheers from his brethren in blue, but tears from the teen’s parents. New York Police Department Officer Richard Haste, 31, surrendered Wednesday morning and  pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges in a courtroom filled with other officers, relatives of 18-year-old victim Ramarley Graham, and their supporters. Graham was killed during a February 2 narcotics raid in the Wakefield neighbourhood of the Bronx.
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Parents of slain teen Ramarley Graham cried in court today as NYPD officer who shot him pleaded not guilty
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Richard Haste, 31, charged with manslaughter for fatal February 2nd narcotics raid
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Other NYPD officers cheered for Haste as he exited courthouse
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Rev. Al Sharpton was at Bronx Criminal Court to show support for family
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Haste free on $50,000 bail
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