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The story you are about to see was inspired by actual events.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

It was Sunday.

It was hot in Los Angeles.

My partner and I were working the day shift out of robbery homicide.

The call came on an overflow case in 77th Division.

Their detectives were swamped with five gang -related murders in less than 48

hours.

It was a bloody weekend, even for the 77th.

The precinct is comprised of 12 square miles of land, home to 175 ,000 people.

It has 5 % of L .A.'s population.

It has 45 % of L .A.'s homicide.

It is the deadliest police precinct in America.

My name's Friday.

I'm a cop. Welcome to the Terror Dome, boys.

You couldn't stay away, could you, Coop?

No.

Mom caught a stray bullet on her way out from Sunday school.

Any witnesses?

Not in this neighborhood. Excuse us.

Coming through.

Looks like she died in a crossfire.

We found some blood at the convenience store parking lot on the corner over

there. Got some casings and pulled out a few slugs out of the wall of the

church. Check the ER, the county, and the MLK. See if any gunshot victims came

in. And have a uniform.

Pass out some cards to the witnesses.

When these people feel comfortable, have them give us a call.

What's your best guess?

Black Hood Bloods from up around Hoover.

This is Crip Stare to you.

L .A.'s work, man.

Showing up just in time to back the body.

You ought to be down here. Shut up. Shut up.

Don't pour gas on the fire.

Ballistic found no riflings on any of the recovered slugs. Too damaged.

That's why gangbangers use hollow points.

What about the camera? I got a witness who describes the shooter as two black

guys in a dark -colored sedan, so I pulled a list of the black -colored

Cal gang's cross -referenced out the dark sedan.

You got the yellow pages?

Over 400 matches.

I don't think it was bloods. Your boys in the 77 seem to think so.

Elizabeth Velasquez. Fools still think the colors is current events, man.

I worked at 77 for over 10 years.

Most of the violence I saw was Crips on Crips. What set this wave off?

There's been a lot of violence over the last few years from parolees going home.

Those guys who got swept up in the drug bust from the early 90s and making their

way back to South Los Angeles.

They lost their status in the gang since they'd been in the joint. They want it

back. And the young gangbangers who took over don't want to relinquish control.

The five victims from this weekend were from different crews of the same gang.

Eight ball of Crips.

But do you think it's a civil war?

Unless we get someone on the inside, there's no way to know what's really

on. You got somebody in mind? I know a dealer. Operates out of a bar controlled

by A -Ball from when I did undercover there last year.

He's been up twice on gang -related stuff and knows a lot of homies.

He'll be looking at a third strike.

Play ball.

A buy and a bust is the oldest trick in the book for developing a street

informant.

There's a reason for that.

It's a good trick.

You know I gots to kill, man. What you need?

Some woolies, player.

That's what I want you to do, all right?

Roll around back.

Wait at the corner, all right?

My dog.

Let's get away from the bar.

I don't want to do this in front of the strands.

Hey,

man, I feel you.

gotta be kidding me dog oh you know man you played me man hey man i got mouths

to feed oh man wow you know what man this fool right here okay he need an

dude because i had no idea he was a cop it's an informant release states that

you understand working with us will put you in harm's way and that if anything

should happen you will not hold the lapd responsible Oh, I ain't signing that

with just so you can string me out there to get killed.

Hey, man, some of these fools is crazy, all right? Look, I don't know if you

know this, but they ain't handing out passes for snitches. We're not gonna put

you in a bad position.

You know, you funny, man. You know, why should I believe you, Sidney Poitier?

Because you're no good to us dead.

Well, um... Okay, you know what, uh... What kind of guarantees do I get?

I guarantee that if you don't sign that, you will go to Pelican Bay.

Okay, um, well, see, you know, the OGs, you know, they would set up these

robberies at superstores or whatever, right?

Now, the young Gs, you know, they'd come and meet them in the parking lot on

their bikes.

They'll get the guns.

hit up the spot and give the booty to the OGs in the getaway.

Now, of course, you know, the young Gs, they wasn't getting they split, so they

started complaining.

The next thing you know, man, you had the OGs versus the young Gs.

Which side are you on? Me? I kick it to both sides, you know, just to keep the

peace, man, because, you know, I ain't even trying to get involved, man. You

know, my banging days is over.

We need information about a drive -by that took place this past Sunday on

Weston.

An innocent lady was hit by a straight bullet.

We believe one of the targets was hit.

You know, I'm gonna need some time to work on that. You know what I'm saying?

mean, just, you know, I'm gonna put my ear to the street. You feel me, man?

Caught in the middle of my ass.

He's still banging his head off. I bet you lunch we never see him again.

I'll take that action.

He's looking to see his time.

One lunch you owe me.

Say you're coming along.

This is my cover. He's helping me out so I don't get made.

That's why we're not on the floor.

Hey, man, you know what? You can never be too careful.

This is my brother, Little Muck. We got something to talk about? Yeah, we got

something to talk about.

I knew me roll over there so the boys can talk.

Oh, yeah.

Remember me?

Come on.

Take a good look.

You're a hard little banger, aren't you?

You don't talk much, do you?

Not to Popo.

You been to Juvie yet?

Too smooth.

Uh -huh.

Ain't gonna be real smooth when you end up at P .B. or Preston.

They like you up there, Pelican Bay.

What, you trying to scare me or something?

I ain't trying to scare nobody, man.

You know what your brother's doing over there?

Calling off.

Well, you better keep your mouth shut.

You know why?

Huh?

Look at me.

You love your brother, right?

I heard the shooter that kept that lady is a dude named Keith.

Keith what?

Keith Elliott.

But he goes by the name Ghost Dog.

Look him up. I know he got a rap sheet.

What do you got against Ghost Dog?

Hey, man, look, you want my information, all right? I'm here to inform you.

Look, all I know is that Ghost Dog is staying in an old pink house just south

66 in Normandy.

Hey, man, why you got to be throwing me all that attitude?

I mean, you can tell, pink, right?

All right, yeah, good, man.

Hey, little Moe, let's get some ice cream.

We appreciate you helping us in our investigation, Mr. Pierce.

Yeah, well, I don't mind helping, as long as nobody knows it.

Do you recognize any of these men from the crime scene?

That one.

Take your time, Mr. Pierce.

I don't forget no faces. It was that one there.

Keith Elliott, a .k .a. Ghost Dog. I'm Detective McCarron.

I want a lawyer. You got one.

That ain't no lawyer, G. That fool trying to get up out of here and back to

Brentwood by six.

Look at him.

You got a bad attitude. Some of them might be going back to the joint.

I ain't done nothing, man. No drive -bys.

My nose is clean, homie.

I've been going to work in San Pedro to ask Bob.

My P .O. knows everything I do.

I don't know where you were on Sunday.

I ain't shot nobody on Sunday.

I was at my cousin's. What's his name?

Bob knows him.

And your cousin's gonna tell me you're at his house?

Yeah. What's he gonna say you were doing?

We was watching football.

What game?

Yo, man.

I ain't done nothing.

You talk to these people, Bob.

We got the results of the pee test back.

I'm gonna have to violate you. For what?

Grass. I ain't had no smoke.

What were you doing on Sunday?

I was at a convenience store.

I felt something hot on my arm. I thought somebody spilled coffee or

on me, man.

But them fools shot me.

From a car?

Yeah. Oh.

Didn't see.

What do you got beef with, some of the young G's or what?

I look like a nit to you, homie.

BMO gave us a bad tip.

He gave us the victim, not the shooter.

Was it a deliberate lie?

Was he scared?

Or did he just need a little encouragement?

Hello?

Is BMO here?

He in the back?

You gonna tell Friday we went in with that one?

Friday never worked at 7 -7.

Hey, guys.

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

This is being Lil' Moe. I got the hottest beats and all the honey snow.

running, I'm stunning, I'm coming, I'm drumming, yo. This is real, the real

deal. Holy field, I feel for the thrill. Then I just sit back and I, I, I chill.

Yo, this is being Lil' Moe. I got the hottest beats and all the honey snow.

running, I'm stunning, I'm coming, I'm drumming. Yo, this is real, the real...

Whoa. Sorry, man.

I didn't mean to interrupt your concert.

Wasn't having no concert. It's cool.

I've been there, dawg.

Where be Moe?

I don't know.

You gonna make me take you down and sweat you, dawg?

Crips ride the beef.

I got ways of making you talk.

Ain't gonna work.

Too hard?

Hell yeah.

Friend's house?

Girlfriend's house?

Nah.

Where she stay? On the block?

Nah, she live up in Baldwin Hill. She live on the block.

I just told you, she live... I know she live on the block, cause be more too

lazy to go too far, even for some booty.

This block?

Across the street?

Damn, that is lazy.

Crystal, who's... Oh, yo, man, what is this, man? Whoa, okay.

All right, cool, cool. Yo, man, look, dude, I already told you everything I

already know, man. You're a liar.

What did I lie about?

Come on, dawg, dawg. Man, this ain't even necessary right now.

Wow.

Yo, man, I ain't no bitch, yo.

Don't even worry about it, little homie.

Drive up on man's left, take a right.

When you get to the Pacific Motor Lodge, drive slow. I want the homies to get a

real good look at the homie here in the back seat.

I tell you, you got about two minutes before we get there.

He didn't inform too good.

Ghost Dog wasn't a shooter, he got shot.

Halfway to the box to get a good look at you.

Hey, hey, yo, hey, homie, cool down, Andretti. Two blocks.

All right, man. All right, all right, man. Take me to the poke, man. I mean,

these fools gonna kill me, man. Take me to the poke.

Okay,

look, look, man. You know, I'm just caught between a rock and a hard place.

I mean, if I drop a dime on the OGs, I'm dead.

Okay, if I drop a dime on the Young Gs, I'm still dead. I mean, it's all bad for

me, man.

But you dropped a dime on the OGs and on Ghost Dog.

Yeah, you know, lesser of the two evils.

Hey, man, I'm just trying to help y 'all out, all right? You know, I mean, I

take my responsibilities seriously.

Who from the Young Gs pulled that drive -by?

Denzel, man, you told me you wasn't gonna leave me in a bad position.

We gotta know, BMO.

You wanna work the case off, you gotta give it up.

Look, man, y 'all don't want to mess with this fool, man.

I mean, this cat is like Billy the Kid.

I mean, he shot a dude for snoring too loud, man. For snoring.

I mean, he's like 16, 17. Already capped like six or seven fools, man.

Name?

D -Rock.

Didn't catch that.

D -Rock.

Can you set up a meeting with him?

No, no, no, man. You don't understand, man. Okay, this fool is crazy, all

Man, look, look.

But yo, yo, yo, Ghost Dog, all right, yeah, he was hard, but he ain't nothing

next to D -Rock, man. I mean, I'm telling you, man,

there ain't something right with him, man.

I mean, look, I already told you everything I already know.

What's his real name?

I don't know, Ronald something.

I think you stay out of 40 seconds.

Hello? I'm Detective Cooper.

This is Detective McCarron.

Looking for Ronald Coleman.

Yeah, I want some tea.

Clear.

D -Rock.

Miss Coleman?

We'd like to talk to your grandson, Ronald.

Do you know where we could find him?

Runner.

Which one is he?

We think this is him.

That was when my husband died.

Miss Coleman, who looks after you?

Nobody looks after me.

I can take care of myself.

I ain't got...

Miss Coleman.

Who fetches your groceries for you?

Your medicine?

My grandson.

I think you can find out more about D -Rock's posse. He hit the high school.

The security chief at Jackson's, my boy.

Good. And I think maybe security at the house... Not worth it.

S .A. is buried in robberies in North Hollywood.

We should see if we can dig up any cells or pages listed to Coleman.

These bangers are pretty obvious.

How long you work gangs?

Six big ones.

Undercover, off, and on.

When they transfer you?

Morning gangs.

Enjoy punishment.

Grew up in the 77.

And you just had to give back.

Some people do give back, Jimmy.

That is right.

I have a dream.

This should be good.

I have a dream that a little boy, growing up south of Slotts in the north

Manchester, can one day see 5 -0 and not feel fear or resentment.

I have a dream that... You know what?

I'm eating lunch, huh?

I'm a soldier in God's army.

Laugh if you want.

You're a heathen, Jimmy.

Damn it. 27.

Thank you.

What happened?

AVA NHI.

What? A -hole versus A -hole. No humans involved.

Who got capped at the bar?

Beemo.

You gonna make it?

Chest wound. He's critical.

You know how those do?

You got a new set of vitals?

He's running at 120.

They're putting in a new line.

I'm going to try for a dying declaration.

Beam up. This is Detective McCarron. Do you realize your injuries are very

serious and will result in your death?

I was just doing my business.

Do you now believe you're about to die?

Let me speak up so we can hear it on tape.

Tell me who shot you.

He didn't beat Bibbs.

Clear.

Nothing. No one beat Bibbs.

Clear.

Clear.

Clear.

Nothing yet.

What's up?

Seven homicides in 72 hours a few blocks from where I grew up. No witnesses

either, huh?

Two shell casings.

Run them through ballistics. Maybe we'll get a match on the firing pin.

And don't make this complicated.

BMO dropped information on two guys.

Ghost Dog, the OG, and D -Rock, leader of the young crew.

We start there.

Coming to get you, man.

Ghost Dog's parole officer gave us an address where to find him.

Pacific Motor Lodge.

Hang out to the OG set.

Second floor, number 12.

Who are you? What's that look like? Oh, sir.

Look, look, look. You ain't gonna run me in, are you? I just got my bus home.

I'm looking for Ghost Dog.

Ghost Dog?

Boxes of shells.

Empty 40s.

A war party.

It looked as if Ghost Dog and the OGs had launched a final offensive against

Young Gs.

The OGs are going to take back the eight balls.

The OGs are tired of these fools running around in their backs.

We had missed our shot at Ghost Dog.

But hopefully Cooper and McCarron could track down D -Rock.

Look, I know you want to, but you can't blame yourself for what happened.

It's hard not to, Jimmy.

That's the life.

It's a calculated risk. You got to take chances. Otherwise, what, we write

parking tickets for a living?

Hey, man, I'm not going to top my fill.

It's just a thing, man.

Give me some time.

That's right.

It's just a thing.

In the meantime, we stopped the killing.

That's right.

But we're not going to get D -Rock by rolling up on the cover and then ending

for Dan in the 42nd place.

Nope.

We got to draw him out.

Appreciate you letting us into your home like this. Yeah, just do what you gotta

do to get this neighborhood cleaned up. I got kids, you know?

See that paramedic?

He's pretending to treat D -Rock's grandmother.

Why is he willing to help us?

A couple of months when the junkie was working, we tried to stab him.

Think this'll work?

See that little homie on the bike over there?

That's the lookout.

These rocks couldn't know his grandmother ain't feeling too good

long.

What's the over -under?

He ain't under two.

Double or nothing for lunch.

Hey. Well, I got some good news. I just got a call from the 77th. Ghost Dog was

picked up on a DUI.

It's packing.

Yeah.

I'm having him brought up now.

50 Rock.

Joe, I gotta go.

Time to bone rush the show.

50 Rock.

LAPD.

Get out!

50 Rock.

Get the fuck in there!

Put that gun down. See how bad you are.

Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to go. I don't want you.

Shut your mouth.

Come on.

Let me take this.

Well, you did it, D -Rock.

You thug life, player.

You have the right to remain silent.

You have the right to an attorney.

Any statement you give can be used against you in a court of law.

I ain't talking, cub.

You killed BMO.

He told me before he died.

So it ain't a matter of whether or not we pin this on you.

It's been died.

I'm on you, and I ain't coming off.

You are going down.

Man, I ain't killed BMO.

You killed him.

Driving him around.

Homie needed to get tightened up.

Yeah.

Another drive -by?

Not exactly.

Not another drive -by.

What is it then? You guys should just get down here.

It's better if you just come.

Alright.

You know how many of these I've been to?

One more won't hurt you.

I've been telling these mugs not to joke with the crowd scene.

They'll finally be getting through.

Hey, the last guy. Yeah. No racist jokes today, man?

They sprayed him with a MAC -10.

Never had a chance.

D -Rock's crew.

Honey, it's okay.

I'll take care of you now. It's okay.

It's all right.

Let's go back this way.

There were all these young chiefs.

They were hanging out with D -Rock and playing a video game on the TV.

And then I heard the shooting.

You were scared, weren't you?

I'll bet you were.

Anybody would be scared if that happened. I'd be scared too.

So after you heard the guns, what happened next?

People hollering.

What people? What were they hollering?

He was looking for D -Rock.

And did you try to hide?

Mm -hmm.

Where'd you hide? In the kitchen?

In the bathroom.

Niecy, what happened when you were in the bathroom?

It's okay, honey.

It's okay.

Nothing's gonna happen. I got you.

Okay? I got you.

We can stop here, Miss.

I saw him.

You saw the man with the gun?

Mm -hmm.

Now, do you think that you can remember what he looked like?

Okay,

now

remember, you can see them.

But they can't see you.

I'm scared.

You're going to do just fine.

Left.

Right.

Front.

It wasn't none of them.

Look one more time.

He wasn't that tall.

I ran down Ghost Dog's cell records at the time of the shooting.

Looks like he was in West Hollywood.

Means he was telling the truth.

Ballistic needs two more days on the slugs from the garage, but I did get

report on the slugs from BMO's killing.

Doesn't match the gun we found in Ghost Dog's car.

Ghost Dog did not kill BMO. Doesn't look that way.

D -Rock doesn't know what happened to his posse yet, does he? He's been in

custody overnight.

Bring them up.

I'm going to DRock.

Never judge a book by its cover.

You look at D -Rock and you have to wonder who, if anyone, is inside.

Stone killer.

A man who actually feels.

Or maybe both.

D -Rock couldn't look under the last five sheets.

It was too much to confront who else might be dead.

I knew D -Rock had killed BMO, and I knew he would never tell me.

But grief.

Can expose the truth. I know you didn't think this was going to happen.

But that's a payback for BMO, isn't it?

Yeah.

Did you kill BMO?

Think about that garage. You ever seen anything like that?

No. The enormity of it.

The scope was enormous.

It wasn't so much a shooting, it was a massacre, an annihilation.

Whoever did it wasn't thinking about getting away with it. He was thinking

revenge, about BMO.

The killer was close to him.

We all know where this is going.

We rushed over as soon as we got the call.

Kids hold up inside with a gun. Lieutenant, you got to let me have a

this. Not a good idea. He's going to hold you responsible for his brother's

death.

I got to have a chance to work this out.

It's all going to be over soon.

Maybe suicide will call him on it.

Hold your fire!

Everybody okay?

I'm good.

Coop? Yes, I'm good.

Control, this is 4 King 20 Lincoln reporting shots fired by possible 187th

suspect at location.

Request attack alert.

Don't shoot!

It's me.

Cooper.

Don't shoot.

Don't shoot.

Little Mo.

You un -showed everybody.

You hard, man.

I know why you did it, man.

I understand.

I'm sorry about Bimo.

I'm sorry about your brother.

I told D -Rock.

Told D -Rock what?

About my brother.

Okay, come on, let's go. Come on.

Come on.

Their first murder, it's a big deal.

Why don't you give it a break?

Would you forget what it's like working with 77?

Tomorrow you're going to be back downtown working OJ and Beretta and all

other Hollywood crap.

And we're here dealing with these animals every day. All right, hey, hey,

it off. Knock it off. Knock it off.

Hey.

Go home. Go home.

Come on. Go. Come on.

A dramatic standoff with police ended tonight with the surrender of a teen

believed to be responsible for the gang massacre that took place just yesterday.

The suspect, a 13 -year -old male, went on a killing spree that claimed 10 lives

before surrendering to police in South Los Angeles. That makes a total of 17

gangland murders in six days.

Officially making Los Angeles the murder capital of the nation. Joe, Jimmy.

Coop, how you doing?

Go fishing.

Definitely.

17 in six days.

There's got to be some kind of...

You got to dream, remember.

Ronald Coleman was convicted of first -degree homicide for the murder of Evan

Guy, a .k .a. BMO, and is currently serving a life sentence at Pelican Bay.

Maurice Guy, a .k .a. Lil' Mole, was tried as an adult and convicted for ten

murders, including the 77th massacre. He was sentenced to life in prison without

the possibility for parole.

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