Original subtitles

[ gunshots, screaming ]

Narrator: two teens are murdered In a sudden hail of gunfire.

Woman: no!

Based on The amount of shell casings,

It's a scary situation.

Demery: The question is,

Were they targeting The people that they shot?

Narrator: But as the case heats up,

Detectives learn of A tragic twist.

Ronnie, What is it?

He drops a bombshell In this case.

Demery: I want to talk To this kid immediately.

Come on. Let's go.

[ knock on door ]

Shreveport pd, Open the door.

What's the problem?

She's got a reason

That she doesn't want police In her house.

Narrator: it's up to demery And his colleagues

To unravel a conspiracy fueled By a history of bad blood.

Mayfield: You have to be prepared

For everything That might happen.

Demery: this is exactly What we're looking for.

Freeze!

♪♪

Murder and me, we go way back.

When I was a child, Murder took my mother.

Years later, It came for my brother.

That's when I found My mission in life.

Every case I worked, I solved.

Every case I solved, I got a confession.

I'm detective rod demery.

I didn't choose murder.

Murder chose me.

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[ tv chatter]

Man: ...Disappointed in your luck.

Mack: It's just after 9:00 p.M.

In the hollywood area Of shreveport.

Kevin price is in his home, Just watching tv.

And he hears the far-off Laughter of some teenagers

At a local park.

Holmes: All of a sudden,

That laughter Turns into screaming.

[ screaming in distance ]

[ tv mutes ]

[ laughter][ gunshots ]

And then, he hears gunshots.

What the...?

Mack: Kevin price stands up

And kind of slowly Moves toward the door

To investigate What's going on outside.

♪♪

Oh, my god.

When he opens the door, He sees a sea of chaos.

Woman: Oh, my god!

[ indistinct shouting ]

Man: Call an ambulance!

Come on.

Get up, get up.Hey, what's going on over here?

Oh, my god.

Man: come on! Get up!

Holmes: He realizes these kids...

Come on, man. Nah, man.

Come on, come on.

...Are moving around the bodies

Of two teenagers Who had been shot.

Don't move him. Don't move him.

[ dog barks in distance ]

♪♪

Put your hands Behind your back.

Demery: on this evening, I'm arresting a juvenile

For possessing and firing A firearm

At a high-school campus.

♪♪

Do you have any idea How much trouble you're in?

Would you Transport him,

And I'll catch up with you guys In a few? Thank you.

[ cellphone rings ]

No one was killed, But it was very dangerous.

There were a bunch Of young children around.

This is demery.

I get a call that two people Had been shot

In the hollywood area Near ledbetter.

Yeah, I know the place. I'm on my way.

Hey, can you start processing Him? I just got another call.

Thanks, man.

Booking someone can be done By a patrol officer.

The priority is to get To where the shooting is.

♪♪

Mack: the hollywood neighborhood In shreveport

Is an older neighborhood, And as everything gets older,

Sometimes crime Becomes part of it.

[ dog barking in distance ]

♪♪

Demery: When I arrived at the scene,

I meet with Detective toby mitchell.

Hey, demery.Hey.

I appreciate you getting here So fast.

No worries.

So what happened?It looks like a drive-by.

Two young kids just left In ambulances.

It doesn't look good.

Mitchell tells me that Chiquita chambers, 15,

And jermichael lewis, 19,

Had both been shot And transported to the hospital.

Any witnesses?

Only one. Everyone else scattered.

Do me a favor. Let's make sure Nobody else leaves.

Let's start trying To get some statements.

Yes, sir. Thank you.

Let's take a look And see what we got.

Prior to talking To any witnesses,

I want to take a look At the scene.

I want to find out Where evidence is

Or anything that could give me An idea of how this took place.

Mayfield: this is a very dark, Dimly lit neighborhood

Because most of the Street lights had been shot out.

[ dog barking in distance ]

Wow, This is a mess.

Mitchell: yeah.

♪♪

This looks like A .380.

We counted Over nine of them.

Come check this out.

Demery: the fact that there are Nine or more shell casings

Suggests that there is More than one shooter.

It's almost impossible For someone to reload

During a drive-by.

The time is just not there.

The natural question That comes to mind

Is whether or not somebody Was randomly shooting at a house

Or did they intend on shooting The two people they shot?

♪♪

Hollywood.

Right.

When I see the word "Hollywood", It's just not random graffiti.

It's somebody in that area That's claiming

That particular area As their set.

So this looks like It may be a drive-by,

Gang-related shooting.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking I'm not ready To make a call yet

Until we hear What this witness has to say.

I want to contact the witnesses, Listen to their stories,

And determine whether or not

They actually know What they're talking about.

Hey, greg, Do me a favor.

Let's take pictures of all these And get these bagged up, please.

Thank you. So who's our guy?

Yes, sir. Name is lee trice.

Right over there.Alright. Thank you.

Mack: when you have a dozen Or so teenage witnesses

Who have just been put through A traumatic situation,

A lot of times,

It's very difficult To get information out of them.

How are you doing, Lee?

I'm detective demery.

How are you Holding up?

Are they Gonna be okay?

Jermichael And chiquita?

Lee's obviously Someone who saw what happened.

He's nervous, he's jumpy,

And he's obviously affected By what just happened.

He's still traumatized.

Yeah, well, you're in good hands Right now.

I need you to help me figure out What happened here.

What were you guys Doing tonight?

I mean, we were just At mommy's house.

"Mommy's house"? Okay.

When he refers To mommy's house,

He's talking about a house Where there's a woman that lives

And she acts As the neighborhood mother.

Typically in neighborhoods where There's single-parent households

And there's not A lot of structure,

There's usually Somebody that steps up

And takes the role And the responsibility

For taking care of the kids Who don't have anyone.

Can you tell me about What happened with the shooting?

Well, I-I was coming From the backyard,

And I just seen this car Speeding up the road.

And they just started Shooting at us.

Mack: lee stated that The two shooters he saw --

One came up through The sun roof of the car

And one was shooting out of A back passenger window.

As they get up,

They realize that chiquita And jermichael had been shot.

Did you see The shooters' faces?

They -- everything happened So fast,

And they were Covered up.

Lee described the shooters As being two male blacks

With black hoodies on and black Bandanas covering their faces.

Can you describe The car, maybe?

Uh, it was A white honda,

Kind of like that one Over there.

The one across The street?

As lee's telling the story,

He sees a car That's similar to the one

That he thought was involved In the drive-by.

Alright. Listen.

Thank you.

We'll be in touch If we need you.

Sometimes, People involved in crimes

Show back up at the crime scene.

We have to look up the car Because it may be involved.

♪♪

Mayfield: They're looking closely For any spent shell casings

That may have been Left behind in the car.

Anybody know who This vehicle belongs to?

Parked there When we got here.

Alright, Let's get the plates run

And see if we can identify The owner.

You can also find Gunshot residue, broken glass.

Many different things Of that nature

Can be located In that suspect vehicle.

Certainly matches His description.

And look -- Even has a sun roof.

Yeah, Got that right.

Demery: we're looking through The windows

And inspecting the vehicle From the outside.

Just as we're doing that, A man approaches us.

Hey. The hell you doing?

That's my car.

Sir, this vehicle Belongs to you?

Do you mind Identifying yourself, please?

I mean, Who's asking?

I'm detective demery.

Now, this vehicle matches The description of one

That was used In a drive-by shooting,

So I'm gonna Ask you again --

Would you please Identify yourself?

♪♪

Yeah. Okay.

We identified the man As greg finley.

Mr. Finley says he Owns the vehicle and he Lives down the street.

He said he heard the gunfire And he came down to investigate.

Mind if We take a look inside?

Knock yourself out.

[ car alarm chirps ]

He kind of cast suspicion Off himself,

So I'm not real sure About finley at this point.

Sir, step back, Please.

Thank you.

Mack: when crime scene Is searching this vehicle,

They're not really Finding anything.

♪♪

A bunch of trash, Some fast-food wrappers,

Receipts,

And just as they think That there's really nothing

In this vehicle...

Man: Hey, detectives.

Yeah? Got something.

...One of the crime-scene techs Notices something.

When the tech calls me over And he flashes his light

Under the seat, I see a metallic object.

I look under the seat, And it's a gun.

Well, That's interesting.

In finley's not involved In this,

I wonder why there's a gun

Hiding under The seat of his car.

♪♪

♪♪

[ police radio chatter ]

Demery: I'm investigating The drive-by shooting

Of two teenagers --

Chiquita chambers And jermichael lewis.

After hearing the description Of the suspect's car,

We spot a vehicle Adjacent to the crime scene

Matching that description.

After searching the vehicle, We find a handgun

Beneath the driver's seat Of the vehicle.

The question now Is whether or not this gun

Could be one of the guns Used in the shooting.

Let me see that.

Kind of an old-school way to Test a firearm is to smell it.

The smell of burnt gunpowder Is pretty pronounced

Right after The gun's been fired.

[ sniffs ] Okay.

Mr. Finley, Come here, please.

I take a whiff of the gun. There's no burnt gunpowder.

The gun's cold.

I don't think this is the gun Used in the shooting.

Alright.

So it appears You've been honest with us,

But let me ask you A question.

Why do you have a gun Under the seat of your vehicle?

Man, I've got to be able

To protect myself Just in case.

And that gun Is properly registered?

Yeah, I've got all the Paperwork. It's in my glove box.

Want to check that out, Please?

Yes, sir.Thank you.

Have a good evening.

After examining the gun,

It's clear that finley's Telling the truth.

He's just a concerned neighbor.

Now that finley's been Ruled out,

The next step is to go To the hospital.

I'm gonna go see what I can Find out about the victims.

They may have Some more information

Or even tell me why somebody Would want to shoot at them.

♪♪

Hey, doc.

Detective.

So what's the status?

When I get to the hospital, Unfortunately,

I find out that both victims Have died from the gunshots.

Mack: chiquita chambers Had been shot in the chest.

It perforated both of her lungs.

Jermichael lewis Had been shot in the hip,

And it actually went through His liver,

Which caused his fatal demise.

We did Everything we could.

[ sighs ] It's a damn shame.

Yeah.

I've...Let them wait In the chapel.

The hospital chapel...

I'll let you Get going.

Thanks.

...Is filled With family members,

All grieving the loss Of both of these teenagers.

♪♪

[ sniffles ]

Excuse me, Miss lewis?

Jermichael lewis' mother, Patricia, is at the hospital.

I'm detective demery.

She's clearly devastated.

She's lost her 19-year-old son.

First, let me say I'm really sorry for your loss.

♪♪

What can you tell me About jermichael?

Patricia: jermichael was really Close to all his family members.

He's the fourth child.

I have four kids -- Three boys and one girl.

Jermichael went To woodlawn high school

And wanted to be a cook.

I was born and raised In allendale,

And I moved to hollywood Because over in allendale,

The drug environment Was heavy over there.

Is there any chance

That jermichael was involved In a gang?

Jermichael?

No, Not my boy.

He -- he was A good kid.

Okay.

Jermichael lewis grew up In the hollywood area,

And for the reputation Of hollywood

To have some type Of gang activity,

It virtually escaped that.

Jermichael lewis Wasn't into violence.

In fact, he advocated Againstviolence.

Please find who did this To my baby.

I promise you, I'm going to Get answers for you.

But he was caught In the crossfire.

The lewis family Isn't giving me reason

To believe that jermichael Was the intended target.

Now it's time for me to speak To the chambers family.

On the other side Of the hospital chapel

Are chiquita chambers' Family members --

Her mother, her brother -- And they're obviously grieving.

Miss chambers, I'm detective demery.

♪♪

Can you tell me About chiquita?

Woman: She was my baby.

Everybody Called her kiki.

Kiki and I are first cousins.

♪♪

Kiki was very outspoken And energetic.

Always had a smile on her face.

Wanted to be a doctor.

She was the fifth child, Only girl.

She had a good relationship With all her brothers.

♪♪

It sounds like you guys Were a pretty close family.

Yes.

Had chiquita been in Any kind of trouble lately?

No. Ronnie: no.

None.

Okay.

I just...

I just feel So guilty.

♪♪

If only I was there, Just a minute earlier,

She might still Be here.

What do you mean?

Demery: as I'm speaking To chiquita's family,

Her brother ronnie explains

That he was actually there When it happened.

Oh, hey, ronnie.

Ronnie was going to pick up kiki And bring her back home.

I didn't know you were coming To hang out.

Yeah, I just thought Maybe you needed a ride.

Yeah, that'd be great.Alright. Come on.

And that's when Everything started.

Demery: as he and chiquita Are getting in the car to leave,

The car drives by And starts firing shots.

[ gunshots ]He looks up and finds out

That his sister's been shot And killed.

Did you see The shooters?

I bet anything

It was somebody From cedar grove.

They been fronting us For a long time now.

Ronnie's from hollywood And he reps the hollywood crew,

And he's telling me That there's an ongoing battle

Between hollywood And cedar grove crews

And he thinks that may be A reason for the drive-by.

Why do you think The boys from cedar grove

Are involved In this?

Woman: Ronnie, what is it?

I need to know why my daughter Was shot.

♪♪

Something went down

At the high school Earlier today.

Ronnie says there was a fight, And it turned into a shooting.

Who was involved,

And who was holding The gun?

My brother marquell.

♪♪

Wait a minute. Marquell chambers?

That's your brother?

♪♪

Yeah.You've got to be kidding me.

I realize marquell chambers Is the person I was arresting

When this drive-by took place.

Put your hands Behind your back.

Marquell chambers Is chiquita's brother.

There's no coincidence here.

The fact that marquell Was firing shots

At woodlawn high school In the middle of this battle

Between hollywood And cedar grove,

It's very likely that the people That he was shooting at

Came back to shoot at him.

I just didn't think

Cedar grove would take it That far.

I need to know Who you know

In the Cedar grove crew,

And I need Their names right now.

Some guy named moody, Bucket.

Look, I don't know Their real names.

You make sure that you're Available for questioning

If I need To speak to you again.

Part of the inner-city culture Are nicknames.

Nicknames can sometimes Be used as terms of endearment

And sometimes are designed To hide their identities.

At this point, I'm pretty confident

That this is some sort of gang Violence or gang retaliation.

I'm going to go back To the office

And let mitchell know What I've found out.

[ siren wails ]

♪♪

[ telephone rings ]

So both chiquita's brothers were Involved in the hollywood gang?

Yeah. Now, the question is

Was she targeted For retribution

Or was she just Collateral damage?

These gangs Are out of control.

I think the thing we need to do Is circle back,

Talk to the principal, And see if we can get a Lead on those nicknames.

Yeah, Let's take a ride.

Mack: Going there could give them

Who the street names belong to,

Who was involved In this incident.

I mean, the high school Could actually be

A plethora of information.

[ bell rings ]

Demery: When we get to the high school,

We meet With the assistant principal.

How are you doing?

Good afternoon.

So what can you tell us About gang activity

Here at the school?

Certainly nothing new,

But over The last few days,

We've had more trouble Than usual.

Demery: The assistant principal told us

That they had a pep rally Earlier that day.

There were kids That were flashing gang signs

And there were Signs of violence,

So they had to shut The pep rally down early.

Afterwards, there was a fight

Between hollywood And cedar grove kids.

We tried To break it up,

But once the gunshots rang out, We called spd.

Okay.

Demery: marquell chambers Was caught red-handed

With the gun Once police arrived.

Look, we got a list of names We want you to check.

But finding The other gang members

Comes with its own Set of challenges.

Listen, detectives, I know You're just doing your job,

But we didn't even File a report on the matter.

Okay, yeah. We're aware.

It's not surprising That the assistant principal

Doesn't know the names Of the people involved.

They all scattered When security came,

And people show up at the school Who don't actually go to school.

Alright, well, listen, if you Can think of anything new,

Please don't hesitate To give us a call.

Of course.

Demery: We know there was a fight.

Thanks for your time.There was some sort of...

Thanks....Gang activity,

But we didn't get a whole lot From the high school.

Well, that turned out To be a bust.

Yeah, No kidding.

But, you know, Instead of trying

To track down These street names,

Maybe we should focus On this white honda

That was used In the drive-by.

Yeah, maybe we'll have More luck with that idea.

Yep. I'm gonna call the comps in.

We're gonna run reports On stolen vehicles,

Particularly white hondas.

Our plan is to find out

If there were any stolen The last couple of days.

♪♪

Johnson: Hey, demery.

Hey, what's up, johnson?You're in luck.

What's this?

Got a report of a car stolen Just two days ago.

Matches the description Of the one you're looking for.

Really?

Communications finds the report Of a white honda sedan

Stolen two days ago.

Not only that, It had a sun roof,

And the vehicle was stolen From the cedar grove area.

Lady by the name Of andrena smith.

Come on. Let's go.

This is exactly What we're looking for.

♪♪

♪♪

Demery: the violent gang rivalry Between hollywood

And cedar grove neighborhoods...[ indistinct shouting ]

...Had resulted in the death Of two teenagers,

Chiquita chambers And jermichael lewis.

♪♪

Now the report of a stolen honda From the cedar grove area...

Come on.

...Has us feeling like we're Headed in the right direction.

♪♪

We decide to go to cedar grove And find the owner

Of the white honda -- 43-year-old andrena smith.

Demery: ma'am, We're here about

The honda That you reported stolen.

Oh, my god.

Please tell me You guys found my car.

Yeah, Not exactly.

When did you notice That it was missing?

About two days ago,

I went And ran some errands...

Mm-hmm?...And when I came home,

It just up And vanished out the driveway.

Andrena explained That the car was locked

And the keys weren't in the car, But it was gone.

Around what time Was that?

A little after 8:00 p.M.

That certainly fits With our timeline.

Drive-by shootings Are traditionally done in cars

That can't be traced To the actual suspect.

What's going on here?

We think you car May have been used

In a drive-by shooting.

Oh, my god.

Hondas were very popular And very common cars,

So I'm hoping that andrena Can give me something

That makes hers stand out Other than the color white.

Now, did your car have any Unusual markings,

Dents, Or scratches?

♪♪

I did have a personalized College plate.

Okay, What was that?

Delta nu.

Andrena said that her vehicle

Had a personalized plate On the front

With the greek letters Of her sorority.

Have you noticed Anyone suspicious

In the neighborhood Recently?

Well, I wouldn't Put nothing past

My neighbor's kid.

He's always Causing trouble.

In fact, I caught him peeping

In the back Of my car before.

What's his name?

Andre. Andre wilson.

And he lives Right down the street.

Alright, thank you very much. I appreciate your help.

The next logical step Is to talk to andre wilson.

It's the only lead that we have.

Yes?

Ma'am, I'm looking For andre wilson.

Does he live here?

That's my son.

What's this about?

We're investigating The theft of a vehicle,

And I need to ask him A few questions.

Is he home Right now?

He better pray This is a mistake.

Andre!

Get your butt Out here, boy!

Miss wilson is obviously upset.

The thought of her son being Involved in a vehicle theft --

I think it really bothered her.

What is it?

When she calls for andre,

A 16-year-old, lanky-looking kid Comes to the door.

What's this about you And some stolen vehicle?!

Ma, I didn't do nothing. I swear.

Miss wilson's interest In her son and whether or not

He was involved Was directed at him.

He had to answer herquestions.

She would actually make A pretty good detective.

I played basketball In the morning,

I came home And had lunch,

And then I was playing my game!

I promise I didn't steal the car, ma.

Ma'am, can you vouch For your son?

He was At home all day

Watching television Up in his room.

But your neighbor Seems to think

That he's been Eyeing her vehicle.

Any idea where she may have Gotten that impression?

Man, That lady hates me.

Well, I was playing basketball

And my ball hit her car, But it was an accident.

Okay.

Victims of crimes -- when they Don't know who violated them,

They're willing to believe Anybody did it.

If I need anything else, I'll be in contact.

Now take your ass In there

And clean up your room Like I told you.

Now I kind of feel Like andrena's lead

Is based more on emotion Or personal belief

Than actual fact.

♪♪

Even though the lead with andre Is pretty much dried up,

We're still focused On the honda,

So we put out a bulletin.

Everybody that we can muster up

Is going to try to find This honda for us.

[ tires screech ]

♪♪

Hey. What's that over there?

I don't know.

Pull in And take a look.

In cedar grove, There are certain areas

Where vehicles are dumped When they're stolen --

Somewhere desolate, somewhere Out of eyesight of most people.

♪♪

Mayfield: these areas Are usually very secluded.

They're dark.

They're places that people Don't generally go.

But officers know All the hiding places,

And those are the places That we wanted to check.

Car 84 to demery.

Demery: this is demery. Go ahead.

You're gonna want To get over

To wentworth And riverside.

I think We found your honda.

Really? Sure about that?

Uh, Not entirely.

Detectives receive a call About a dumped vehicle.

But you're gonna want To get over here

And look at this For yourself.

But the guys on scene Are having a hard time

Identifying whether or not This is the vehicle

For a very bizarre reason.

♪♪

Demery: we head towards where The officers described.

How are you doing?

Hey, detective. Come on over.

And the vehicle's stashed back In some brush.

Certainly looks like A honda.

We found it like that. It's burnt to a crisp.

♪♪

Mitchell: Hey, demery.

Yeah?

Check this out.

Mayfield: as investigators Were inspecting the car,

They notice that there's a rag

That had been stuffed down Into the gas tank,

Which is the obvious source Of this fire.

Clearly, This is no accident.

Have we been able To identify this vehicle yet?

Officer: Not yet.

There was nothing left inside.Got it.

Demery: even though the car Is the body style of a honda,

There's so much damage, We can't really tell

Who the car belongs to because The license plate's gone.

Well, here's our confirmation Right here.

Moving to the front Of the vehicle,

I realize the front license Plate hasn't been removed,

And it's a greek license plate

With miss smith's Sorority letters on them.

I have no doubt This is the vehicle

That was used in the drive-by.

Can we get this vehicle Towed to impound

And see if csi Can dig up something

Maybe we're not seeing?

Will do. Thank you.

Demery: there's no way To tell who drove that Car and torched it.

As mitchell and I Are brainstorming

And strategizing our next move, I get a call from the station.

[ cellphone rings ]This is demery.

There's someone At the police station

Who claims to know Exactly who's responsible

For this drive-by shooting.

I want to talk to this kid Immediately.

I want to find out What this kid knows.

♪♪

We've been searching For the cedar grove gang members

Who are responsible For the drive-by shooting

And murder of chiquita chambers And jermichael lewis.

[ telephone rings ]

Hey, detective.

Hey, johnson.

This is tony walker.

Hey, tony, Why don't you have a seat?

Demery: now there's someone At the police station

Claiming to have knowledge Of who committed this crime.

I understand you have Some information for me.

Yeah, I know who did it.

Really?

You know that's A serious allegation, right?

Yeah, well, People keep looking at me

As if ihad Something to do with it.

Even my own crew Won't talk to me.

Tony walker's a part Of the hollywood gang,

And there was word on the street That somehow,

He'd influenced the shooting

Or been responsible For the shooting.

Now, why would people think That you're involved?

Because I was the only one Not at mommy's house

When this went down.

That ain't right.

I was on my way there When the shooting started.

Tony says he was only A couple of houses away

From mommy's house When he saw the honda whiz by.

He said that he locked eyes With the driver

And knew who the driver was.

Okay, How are you so sure?

Because we had a beef Earlier that day.

He's a cedar grove kid Named carlton brooks.

Was this beef Over at the high school?

Yeah, In the parking lot.

Tony said that he saw carlton Earlier that day

At woodlawn high school

And carlton was involved In the fight.

Tony confirms What we've already heard,

That marquell chambers, Chiquita's brother,

Fired shots at cedar grove Gang members after the fight.

So you're telling me

That the drive-by shooting At mama's house

Was in retaliation

For the shooting At the high school?

Exactly.

I don't understand How a high-school fight

Can turn into a shooting And a retaliation

And a 15-year-old And a 19-year-old be murdered.

It bothers me a great deal.

Unfortunately, It's not the first time,

And I don't think It's gonna be the last time.

Alright. I'll tell you what.

I'm gonna Look into this,

But I promise you, If you're lying,

I'm gonna haul your ass Right back in here.

You got it?

Out this way.

We don't know for certain That carlton brooks is involved,

But walker's given us Something we don't have --

A name, a suspect, Something we can follow up on.

Brooks, You said?

Yeah. Bingo.

Mitchell and I would find out Carlton brooks is a 17-year-old

Who does have a record And is actively on probation.

Write down that address And let's go.

Okay.

So now we're gonna find Mr. Brooks

And find out Exactly what he knows

And what his involvement was In this murder.

[ dog barks ]

When we approach this house, We have to be cautious.

We have to be tactically aware

And be prepared for any violence That may take place,

But we also Have to be diplomatic

In that He may not be a suspect at all.

♪♪

Shreveport pd, Open the door.

♪♪

Easy!

Keep it down, Why don't you?

Ma'am, I'm looking For carlton brooks.

Is he here?

Sir, I can't keep track Of that boy.

He ain't been home In days.

His mom says she hadn't seen Carlton in at least two days.

The last she saw him,

He was walking down the street In a saints jacket.

Now, What's the problem?

We think He may have been involved

In a Drive-by shooting.

What?

Do you know Where we can find him?

Well, if I had to venture A guess,

I'd say he's over At his girlfriend's house

Over on Lexington avenue.

According to miss brooks, He left her house

And went to his girlfriend's House, dorothy austin.

That boy Has a very hot temper,

So if you got To take him,

He's not Going to go quietly.

But please Don't hurt my baby.

Yes, ma'am.

Demery: miss brooks Isn't really surprised

That we're looking for her son.

She said that he can be violent And may put up a fight,

So I think We're on the right track.

♪♪

At this point, we're going to be Even more prepared

Going to Carlton's girlfriend's house.

We're going to bring More officers,

And we're going to be Extra cautious.

Okay, mitchell. What do you think?

You want to go To the front?

I'll take the back.

Yeah, it's a good idea. You officers come with me.

♪♪

Mayfield: But a situation like this,

Guns would be drawn Whenever you approach the house.

You have to be prepared For everything that might happen

When you're faced with A possible shooting suspect.

♪♪

Demery: As we arrive at the house,

Mitchell is going to go Around to the back,

And me and the other officers Stay up front.

Shreveport pd, Open the door!

We knock on the door To make contact

As mitchell covers The back door.

You dorothy austin?

I am. What's going on?

We're looking for Carlton brooks. Is he in there?

Nah, he ain't here. You just missed him.

Dorothy comes out, and she does That where she slips out

And closes that door behind her.

She's got a reason

That she doesn't want Police in her house,

So that throws up a red flag For investigators.

Where is he? Are you sure He's not in your house?

Yeah, He just left.

He's headed down Wallace avenue, actually.

You know, I bet if you leave Now, you can probably catch him.

Demery: we're getting Really strange vibes from her.

She seems to be defensive,

And she seems to be loud For no one to be in the house.

I'm not really buying it.

Let me explain Something to you, dorothy.

Carlton could be In a lot of trouble.

If you're hiding him, that makes You in a lot of trouble.

Now, Where is he?

Listen, I said he ain't here.

Unless you have A warrant,

I suggest you don't Come back until you do.

Step over here And talk to me for a second.

Dorothy austin is like the rest Of the kids in this case.

They don't understand The reality

And the gravity Of what's going on,

So I figure By pulling her to the side,

I can talk to her And explain things to her.

This is not the time To be playing games.

Where the hell Is he at?

As I'm talking To dorothy austin,

Mitchell's at the back Of the house.

[ dog barking in distance ]

As mitchell's in the backyard,

He hears a loud noise On the side of the house.

He goes around The side of the house.

Young male, black, Starts to crawl out the window,

And he's wearing A new orleans saints jacket.

[ gun cocks ]Freeze!

I think mitchell Just found carlton brooks.

♪♪

Demery: after chasing down Multiple dead-end leads,

We're finally On the right track.

You dorothy austin?I am.

While looking for carlton brooks At his girlfriend's house,

He decides to pull a fast one And escape out the back window,

But carlton doesn't realize

Detective mitchell is standing Right there to catch him.

[ gun cocks ]Freeze!

Down.

Hands behind Your head.

[ handcuffs click ]

Mitchell cuffs carlton,

Brings him around To the front of the house.

Demery?! Demery: yo?

Caught him trying to jump out The side window.

I thought you just told me He wasn't here.

Listen, I can explain.

No, You know what?

Officer, let's get her down To the station.

Let's go.

Demery: now that we have carlton In custody,

Dorothy's a little more Cooperative now.

Come on, man. Let's go sweep this house.

She now tells us we can look Throughout the house.

Shreveport pd, if you're here, Come out!

The officers Go inside the house,

And we fan out And start the search.

[ dog barks in distance ]

We're looking for evidence,

Anything that relates To this murder.

Officer: Hey, demery.

I think I got something here.

♪♪

I go in the back room

And on the bed are two .380 caliber pistols.

♪♪

This is important because The caliber of the shell casings

Found at the scene Were also .380.

Let's get these bagged up And get csi down here.

Officer: You got it.

I'm pretty sure These are our murder weapons.

I don't believe in coincidences.

At this point, Csi's gonna come in,

Take charge of the weapons, Bring them in for testing.

♪♪

Now we bring carlton And dorothy downtown.

I want to talk to dorothy first.

I'm curious of what Dorothy's gonna say now

Because she's been caught In a lie.

Alright, dorothy.

What you need To understand is

We recovered weapons From your house

That we believe Are connected to a homicide,

So without a doubt,

You are up to this To your ears.

♪♪

Okay, look.

The guns may have been used In the drive-by...

♪♪

...But carlton Didn't do nothing.

It was his friends Who did the shooting.

Dorothy says carlton Wasn't involved in the drive-by,

But she gives us the names Of the people who were --

Courtney beaner And philip brown.

This is the first time I'm hearing any of these names.

How do you Know this?

Well, After school,

Everyone just showed up At my place.

Mack: dorothy explains To investigators

The day of the shooting,

Carlton brooks Comes to her house

With some of his friends, And they're pretty pissed off

About this fight That's happened at woodlawn.

Them hollywood boys think We a bunch of bitches.

Carlton, calm down.

They think they can Fire shots at us,

We're not gonna Fire back at 'em?

Carlton said They need to be ride or die,

But after Everyone left,

I got carlton To stay back.

I knew They were up to good.

Uh-huh.

Demery: "Ride or die" is street slang,

Basically meaning that you're Gonna have to take retribution

Or you die before you let Something like that slide.

Mack: They had this stolen honda,

And they all decided They were gonna go retaliate

By shooting up Their neighborhood.

Dorothy says she convinces Carlton not to go.

Why do I have eyewitnesses Saying that carlton was there?

And why did he try And jump out the window?

Everyone wanted him To go down for it.

When his friends got back, They were scared.

The shooting was already On the news.

Okay, so they just left The weapons at your house.

What about the car?

I don't know.

They just wanted To get rid of the car.

Okay. You hold tight.

Demery: Dorothy's protecting carlton.

She's purposely leaving him out.

She doesn't want to place him On the scene of the crime,

And she wants to remove All culpability from him.

Alright.

She's not telling me The whole truth.

Maybe, uh, see what carlton Has to say for himself?

Yeah, well, I'm afraid I've got some bad news.

He's refusing to talk.

Damn it.

Carlton immediately says He wants an attorney.

We don't have the opportunity To talk to him now.

Alright, you guys want To round up

The rest of these clowns And see what they have to say?

I'm on it.

Our next step is to go find The other suspects,

Courtney beaner And philip brown.

♪♪

Locating these subjects Is not difficult at all.

In fact, they're both At philip brown's house.

Once we get to the house, We round them up.

They're easy To take into custody,

And we don't have any incidents.

♪♪

As we're looking through The house and collecting,

We realize there's a photograph In philip's room

Of he and courtney throwing up Cedar grove gang signs.

♪♪

This confirms that they are Affiliated with the gang

Or at least claim the gang As their friends.

So we get all of them Down to the police station,

And we want To talk to them individually.

First one we decide to talk to Is courtney beaner.

He's nervous and fidgety,

So I'm thinking it's gonna be Pretty easy to break him.

Alright, courtney, Why don't you walk me through

And explain to me Exactly what happened?

Man, It's just whack.

I wasn't there.

I was watching tv at my boy Philip's house that night.

Okay.

Let me explain something To you

So you Just understand.

I talked to dorothy.

She told me A very different story.

Wait, wait.

So y'all been talking To dorothy?

Yeah, we've been talking To dorothy,

So what you need to do Is stop lying.

In situations like this,

I simply tell courtney That we have him.

We have everybody.

We have the guns, We know the circumstances,

We know about the fight.

We push him up into a corner Where he can't get out.

He's gonna eventually talk.

Demery is like this consistent, Unseen pressure

During an interrogation

That makes the suspect Release information.

Man, look.

We just up At the school chilling

'til them hollywood boys Pulled up

And stared fronting On us.

♪♪

What y'all doing Around here?

[ laughs ]

Y'all better Run along home.

Yeah, that's not what Your mama said, though.

What'd you say, Fool?

You heard him, you Weak-ass bitch. What You gonna do about it?

Demery: Courtney says a fight broke out.

Oh, you think I'm playing?

♪♪

[ indistinct shouting, Gunshots ]

Then one of the hollywood boys Shot at them.

After the shooting at woodlawn, They went to dorothy's house.

We knew carlton Had jacked this car

That we could use, Right?

And they decided they were Going to go get revenge

On the hollywood boys.

Cedar grove -- Ride or die, right?

Dorothy: Carlton, calm down.

Look, I'm not trying To hear all that [bleep]

Philip, You packing?

I'm ready, man. You gonna drive?

That's what I'm talking about.

Let's drive, man. Courtney, you packing?

Hell, yeah. Let's get it, let's get it.

Carlton, please.

Demery: Listening to courtney,

It sounds like carlton brooks Is the ringleader.

Carlton brooks is suggesting Everything they should do,

And he's calling all the shots.

Bet them hollywood boys Might care

That they're messing With us now, huh?

They put on black hoodies, Black bandanas,

Loaded up their .380s.

[ gun cocks ]

All got into the stolen honda

And went and carried out The drive-by.

♪♪

Oh, hey, ronnie.

Just thought maybe You needed a ride.

Yeah, that'd be great.Alright, come on.

Yeah, marquell showed 'em What was up.

They won't be Messing with us no more.

♪♪

This is it Up here.

Get ready. Mommy's house.

♪♪

Still want to get lunch Together tomorrow?

As the car turns on ledbetter, Carlton's driving.

Yeah, you know it. Save me a seat, okay?

Why, 'cause you always late?

Courtney rolls down The back window.

Philip brown pops out Of the sun roof.

Good night, You guys.

♪♪

[ gunshots, screaming ]

♪♪

And they simultaneously Started firing.

♪♪

Mack: courtney beaner Tells investigators

They were targeting Marquell chambers

And any of that hollywood gang When they did this drive-by,

But the reality In this situation

Is that two teenage kids Got killed

That didn't have anything to do With their beef.

Get up!

Demery: the cedar grove gang was Unaware that their true target,

Marquell chambers, Was already in custody

For the parking-lot shooting Earlier that day.

When you shoot as many times As these suspects did,

They don't care who they hit.

There's never really A true target.

They were operating off emotion, Adrenaline, and impulsivity.

Their eyes may have well been Closed because it didn't matter.

♪♪

How'd that honda Get torched?

Once we seen it On the news,

We just knew We had to ditch it.

♪♪

Courtney says After the drive-by,

They realized that they Have to get rid of the car,

So they drove it To the desolate location...

♪♪

...And set it on fire And got out.

♪♪

And that's what happened, Alright?

I feel sorry For what happened

To that girl And that other kid,

But we wasn't aiming At them.

We was aiming to pop that punk, Marquell.

He wasn't even there.

Officer.

It seemed to me that courtney Still, at this point,

Didn't understand the gravity Of what they had done.

Get him The hell out of here.

Let's go.

I don't know that he even Showed remorse or even cared

Or even realized how big it was.

After talking to Courtney beaner,

I talked to philip brown,

And he pretty much echoed What courtney said,

That carlton brooks Called the shots,

Was the ringleader, And was the driver of the honda.

♪♪

[ gavel bangs ]

Ultimately, carlton brooks, Courtney beaner,

And philip brown were charged With second-degree murder.

They were convicted at trial

And each sentenced To life in prison

Without the benefit Or the possibility of parole.

Chiquita and jermichael Were innocent victims.

They were just at the wrath.

They caught it, And they died for it.

♪♪

We never expected anything Like this to happen to kiki.

You're 15 with your friends,

You shouldn't have to be Worrying about nothing.

Kiki deserved life.

Jermichael missed a whole lot, And sometimes I think about him.

And it will make me sad,

But I know jermichael Is looking down on us.

Demery: The kids should be in school.

They should be preparing For their futures, colleges,

Having fun, enjoying life.

People like chiquita chambers And jermichael lewis

Should not be buried Before their 20th birthday

Because they'd been shot In drive-by shootings.

It just doesn't make any sense.

It's the biggest tragedy We can ever experience.