Rescue Her

Burnside

*94th and Ellis*

Hank and Ana hopped out of their SUV and walked over to where Kevin was standing a few feet away.

"What do we got?" The older man wondered.

"Drive-by shooting, four vics and a pedestrian on the other side of the line. A father was hit right here. His daughter was grazed on the passenger side. Out-of-towners from Madison." The dark skinned Officer reported as they walked deeper into the scene. "Decided to go through the drive-through, he takes a GSW in the back."

"Did the daughter see anything?" She inquired, spotting Hailey talking to the girl in the back of the ambulance.

"Uh, yeah, she saw the car. It was a red SUV, two offenders. Both were masked and hooded, and it was the passenger who was dumping the shots." The blonde replied as she joined the small group.

"Name of the victim is Anthony Wiggins." Adam spoke up from behind a strip of red tape.

"Yeah, he rolled with the Burn City Hustlers. Did a 10-year stint for drug trafficking, was released a month ago." Kim added as she came up behind the two Sergeants.

"So based on the amount of lead this guy took, trajectory of the bullets, we think Wiggins was the target. All the rest of this is just collateral damage." Adam explained while stepping over.

"We're waiting on the server for the footage from the restaurant, but the place next door, they got security cams and it's pretty clear from the video." Jay chimed in, appearing next to his partner and gesturing off to his left. "We can't see the shooting, but the whole block had a good view. There was kids sitting on a stoop when the shots went off."

"So knock-and-talk the Hell out of them." Ana ordered while adjusting her face mask.

"Rest of us, grid-search for the weapon. Dig into all gang disputes." Hank instructed, heading back the way he came with his wife in tow.

*District 21: Bullpen*

"Kid implies that Wiggins was no longer in the game. Changed his life, found God in the penitentiary." Kevin informed, taping a photo of said man to the whiteboard before turning to face the rest of the team. "Confirmed that with Stateville. While inside, Wiggins actually started a violence intervention program." Hank released a grunt in reply as Jay handed the dark skinned Officer another picture. "Two days ago, confronts this man, Moe Hubbard, street legend from the 90s."

"Hubbard has never done time. He was arrested six times. Dealing, homicide, nothing has ever stuck. Teflon." The male Detective explained.

"So two days ago, when Wiggins confronts Hubbard, somebody catches it on Instagram. Watch this." Kevin murmured, stepping over to his desk and tapping the space bar.

Everyone else crowded around as a video began to play.

"Wait. What you gotta say, baby?"

"You just a pariah, Hubbs. A weak pathetic thug preying on young brothers."

"See, you talk too much, man. Way too much."

"48 hours later, Wiggins was killed in that drive-through." Adam muttered, sitting up straight and glancing st the two Sergeants who proceeded to share a quick look with one another.

"All right, we got anything concrete?" Hank wondered.

"Yeah, can we connect Hubbard to the shooting?" Ana inquired.

"No, of course not." Hailey shook her head. "No red SUV, no ballistics match, but we're still digging."

"Where's Hubbard now?" Kim asked.