Chapter 15

The weather was calm. The sun was shining bright. At its background was a light blue sky with almost no clouds. It was a beautiful day until it was no more. Over the police radios, Claire and her team heard a distress call from the officers on patrol. In a nervous voice, “this is 4th squad. Shots fired, I repeat…shots fired. We need backup on 16th street,” an officer called out.

Claire and her team diverted immediately to offer backup. “This is detective Claire. Backup is on the way. We are in response, I repeat…we are in response,” Claire answered over the radio. A short while later as they drove, they heard another call, “4th squad…officer down, I repeat…officer down. We need an ambulance; I repeat…we need an ambulance. Suspect is heading north; officers in pursuit,” the officer informed.

Shortly, they arrived at the scene. Fire had seized but the scene was chaotic. Some cars had crushed into each