They claim he has never been in trouble with the police before. Though that doesn't say he hadn't done 'things' and not get caught, but why is it everyone wants to wait until the police can explain (why it went wrong perhaps) but want to assume this dead man was the next Tony Montana. Perhaps we can all wait til the smoke clears before judging!
Not quite the same as '41 shots' over a wallet in NY, but with stuff like this, it's heading there with tasteless haste.