The scraping sound was a Mac10

I arrived in the pitch black dark of night, Imperial Courts housing, Watts. The suspect was dead, this Mac10 lying next to his body. The assistance request by my former trainee and her partner was a foot pursuit, and a 998 (Deputy involved shooting). The suspect rounded the corner of a building and the deputies heard a thud and the scrape of metal. The suspect had fallen and the Mac10 scraped against the sidewalk. When the deputies rounded the corner the suspect was sitting up and raising the Mac10, his last action as a live person. The deputy who had survived three such armed encounters, bought the book and this is how he wanted it signed: “As friends and partners we persevered. Through blood, sweat and tears we would toe the line, and had each others back. In the end, we survived and that is what mattered.” A great gift hearing from this deputy and knowing he was alive and well enjoying retirement.