--Mid-Wilshire Station--
I walked out of the locker room in uniform when I saw Nolan heading up stairs then into the Captain's office.
After a short minute in her office he came out I met him by the table in the bullpen by Grey's office along with Lucy.
"What happened?" Lucy asked
"They put me on desk duty until they finish the investigation of Kyle yesterday. But great news is that as you can see They cleared me saying the shoot was good." Nolan looked over at the briefing room. "What's going on in roll call?"
"Oh. Wolfe and Vestri got a couple possible locations on the dealer that shot Tim's wife, so we're getting ready to hunt the guy down." I said following his gaze to the room before continuing. "We need to get in there so we will see you later Nolan. I finished before I started walking off to the briefing room with Lucy.
When we got in the room we took our seats Grey started the briefing .
"So, according to Carson, Vance is most likely located at a warehouse facility in South Gate at this address" Grey says while walking up to the white board with an address written on it. "All right, Detectives Wolfe and Vestri will stake it out with patrol units from that division, while you guys will head over to Bronson Estates, where Carson says Vance's girlfriend, Cesiah Olivo, lives." He handed us a BOLO of Vance's girlfriend before turning back to the podium after he handed us each a BOLO.
Detective Wolfe added in some information to the briefing before Grey started to talk again.
"But Carson doesn't know which apartment she lives in, so we'll have to do some knocking on doors"
Grey put the extra BOLOs down on the podium before turning around to face us with a grim look on his face while he spoke to us. "All right, listen up. This has the potential of being a very dangerous operation. Vance is a heavy hitter. He has a well-armed crew. So he won't go down easy. All right, watch each other's backs out there, and be careful." When he finished he left the room. I turned to Tim as Lucy started to speak to him.
"Hey, I'm so sorry about Isabel."
"Yeah. Thanks. Go kit up our shop. Ask Mike for the Bradford Special."
"What is that?"
"You'll see."
I left and grabbed my warbag and trauma kit and asked for a trauma plate and added it to my vest before grabbing my gear and made my way to Bishop and our shop as I dropped my stuff and got in the passenger seat as Bishop drove in convoy with Tim and Lopez to the Bronson Estates where the girlfriend.
When we pulled in I doubled checked my trauma bag attached to my belt as I walked up to the Lucy and Tim with the others and we huddled up
"Let's gear up. Got your backup piece?" Tim asked Lucy.
"Uh, yeah, of course." She responded as Tim gave one of the two plates he grabbed to Lucy. before starting to tuck the other into his vest.
"At least I wasn't the only one that thought I might need a trauma plate here." I said when I saw him hand her the plate.
"for your vest. Little extra protection."
"Oh. Bradford Special. You really think we're gonna need this?"
"You know why they call this place the Bronson Estates?"
"'Cause a guy named Bronson built it?"
"No. Back when you were in short pants, there was a movie called "Death Wish." Starred Charles Bronson."
"nice movie." I commented before Bishop spoke up adding to Lopez's explanation.
"Yeah. For a long time, responding to a call here meant that you had a death wish."
"But it's better now, right?" Jackson asked us with Lopez answering his question.
"It's no longer the wild, wild west. Lots of low-income families live here. But it never hurts to be cautious."
I walked back to the back of the shop before grabbing 3 extra magizines for my pistol and tucked them into my pocket and met back up with the group to see Tim grabbing the shotgun from his shops truck.
"Let's go."
"A little extra shock and awe?"
"Damn straight."
"We're here to talk to people, not scare the hell out of them."
"Speak for yourself." He said before we all gave him a look causing him to huff before putting it back in the trunk. "All right."
We start walking to the building when he spoke again.
"Let's do this. This'll go faster if we split up."
"Okay. Chen and I will start on three. Bishop and Alverez take two. Jackson and Lopez will ground floor it. Stay in constant radio contact." He stopped at the door to finish giving us floors to start on before continuing on with a order to all of us about staying in contact with each other.
"What a gentleman." Lopez said when Tim held the door for all of us.
"Man, I didn't know Bradford could be this nice." I whispered to Lucy right after we walked into the building getting a glare from him before I laughed before catching up to Bishop and followed her up to the elevator taking it to floor 2 before stepping off and starting our door to door barely getting happy greeting when we knocked. We got 2 that just closed the door after they realized that it was the cops at the door the first one stunned us not expecting it at first. The next few were people that didn't give much before saying bye and closing the door before we could ask anymore questions.
We get to a door that when the guy opens it starts to give me a gut feeling that something is wrong trying not to show it I started to look past the man as Bishop questioned him
"Are you friends with people in the building?"
"No. I keep to myself most of the time."
"So you haven't seen this girl?" Bishop said while showing him the picture of Vance's girlfriend.
"Sorry. Never seen her before. Who is she? Did she do something bad?"
"She's a person of interest. You sure you haven't seen her?"
"100%. I'd remember her."
"What about this guy? You seen him?" She asked changing the paper from Cesiah to Vance.
Then I hear it's faint but I heard the bolt of a rifle being charged then the door in the back on the left of the man started to slowly open. I pull my gun surprising Bishop before she drew her weapon too then point it past the man at the door while Bishop pointed at the man in the door way.
"Come out from the backroom and drop the gun you have!" I yelled into the apartment, but before I can call out again Vance comes out of the back firing towards the door causing Bishop and I to duck out of the doorway before we ran down the hallway. We take cover around the corner from the room Vance is in and return fire. I pulled out my radio to call for back-up.
"7-Adam-15 Shots Bronson Estates!" But I only got back static from the radio then I tried calling the others.
"Lopez, Lucy what's your status? We are under fire floor 2." But still only got static I pulled out my phone to check the signal strength and saw nothing.
I met Bishop's eyes. "Jammer they must have a signal jammer here. We were able to reach everyone earlier. As we returned fire back into the doorway at Vance a man came around the corner Bishop seeing him first shot at him missing but causing him to back up I started to reload when Bishop ran out we started to run around the next corner when Bishop got shot in the side hitting her arm we waited for the man to start getting closer me aiming low with Bishop taping my shoulder pointing at a pipe on the ceiling. Realizing what she wanted to do we looked then nodded and I turned around watching behind us when she shot the pipe spraying out hot water down onto the the man that was about to turn the corner to us before we sped walked down the hall to retreat.
We reached a corner apartment door when Bishop started to bang on the door when an older woman opened the door asking us what we want.
"What do you want?"
"Sorry, but we need to come in I need to start helping my partner. Are you alone?" I said as we pushed in before closing and locking the door.
"No, my husband's here. What's happening?" the woman asked and Bishop answered the woman.
"There are at least three active shooters in this building. I've lost comms, and four of my fellow officers are in danger."
Bishop grabbed the phone on the counter but didn't get any sound from it.
"Oh, I-I stopped paying the bills months ago. My husband has cancer. And all of the money goes to his treatment. Look, he can barely get out of bed anymore. And you are putting him in jeopardy by just being here."
"I'm sorry, but until we think of a better option, you're stuck with us." Bishop apologized to the lady as I got her to sit at the table while I started to treat the pellet wound on her arm with my trauma kit on my belt working on getting it to stop bleeding and then covered .
"Do you have anymore medical supplies?" I asked while working.
"Oh, God. Of course. If I have anything, I have medical supplies." The woman said before taking off to the other rooms in the house starting to gather some stuff I needed.
After a short bit of work I used Quick Clot and got the bleeding to stop and started to wrap Bishop's arm.
After a bit and finishing Bishop's arm I started to look out the window I see the Detectives from this morning start walking to the building making it inside before I can do anything.
"Bishop elevator! Elevator! quick ma'am get back out of the way hide back there. The detectives are here." I say as we stage near the door and get ready Bishop checking out the peep hole sees holding up 3 fingers signaling she sees 3 guys staged out side the elevator waiting for it. Then we hear the ding from the elevator Bishop grabs the handle on the door getting ready to yank it open when the elevator opens and the guys started to fire into it right when the doors started to move.
Right when that happened Bishop yanked the door and we fired into the men hitting 2 injuring them but they retreated behind the corner. Bishop ran to the corner for cover while I ran to the elevator to check on the detectives.
I get there seeing one of them standing up.
"Can you walk?"
"Yea" The standing one groaned before helping me drag his partner into the room.
"I'm not."
We got back to the room before calling out "Bishop we are good come back."
After she got to us we closed the door to the room and I holstered my gun and got gloves and started to treat the man on the ground first taking inventory of what injuries that both had and pulling their vests off before starting on the worst one first.
"Bishop this is really bad they will not make it if we don't get out of here." as I used the last of the gauze I had and started to use the stuff the lady brought me I had her glove up and help me by getting towels and working on the one we dragged in while I started on the one that helped me I started to call out to him as he started to nod off and I couldn't do anything to help. After a bit more work I checked his pulse not finding any and sat back before changing gloves to help the lady with the other detectives.
"Oh, my God. Is he dead?" she asked seeing me switch over.
"Yes." I said then paused for a bit before continuing.
I looked at the lady and asked her to take my knife and heat it up.
"I can't treat this with what I have I need to start cauterizing the artery that was hit just till its cherry red do not let it turn white if white it will do more harm then good."
after she started to do that I got out some clips and pinched off the artery and when I did that the woman came back with the knife.
I started my work and after a couple of seconds of work I got the artery to stop bleeding "That will only give us a bit, if we can't leave it won't matter." After I got the major bleeder to stop I worked on the other bullet wounds. After a couple of minutes of work I got the bleeding to almost stop when the lights went out right when the lights went out the radios started to work. Seeing this Bishop looked out the peep hole.
"7-Adam-15. Officer needs help at Bronson Estates. Officers down, multiple gunmen. Send airship, S.W.A.T., R.A.s, everything you got."
"7-Adam-15, roger that. Help is on the way."
I sighed sitting back before getting back to work making sure the detective doesn't die on me.
After 5 minutes I hear all the sirens coming at us after another 2 I see officers and Swat clearing the floor with bishop opening the door to let the EMTs come in and help me with the detective get him onto the gurney and out of the building along with take Bishop to the hospital to get treated.
I walked with the EMTs next to Wolfe as they wheeled him to ambulance
"You're gonna be okay."
"Vestri?"
"No, sorry I barely got the vest off him before he died. He should have died in that elevator with some of his gun shots, but his last act was to drag you to safety first that I can saw was just the power of will that did that. That he needed you safe first before he could die and he saw that through first."
When they loaded him I walked over to the shop grabbing a water and sat on the front guard of the our shop and just calmed my nerves and emotions before getting up to drive Bishop to the hospital and waited for Bishop to get cleared. After like an hour of waiting she walked out and we got back to the shop and I drove us back to the station. The entire drive was silent back to the station.
At the end of shift texting Lucy and Jackson to get home and get ready that I am coming to pick them up.
After picking them up we stop by to get pizza and beer and drive to Nolan's house. We get in the front door and see Nolan sitting out side nursing a beer and looking up. He heard us and looked back and saw the three of us holding pizza and cold beer bringing it outside and joining him.
He spoke first
"I'm glad you all are safe hearing the Captain come down the stairs saying there was an emergency at the address where you three were was nerve raking.
"Heh, your not getting rid of us any time soon." Lucy said sitting down joining Nolan while we all popped open a beer and grabbed the pizza.