The First 48

Tulsa homicide delves into a dark world of drugs and prostitution to solve the murder of a man executed in his car in a motel parking lot.

In Atlanta two men are ambushed at gunpoint and only one survives to tell the tale. A mother is found stabbed to death on the side of the road, but a wedding ring dropped at the scene could break the case.

When a Tulsa man is gunned down at the wheel of his car detectives turn to a passenger who saw it all. A 20-year-old man in New Orleans is shot down minutes after his mother gets a warning about the murder.

In Atlanta, a man is shot to death over a gambling dispute at an illegal after hours club. Detective Kevin Otts battles against a wall of silence as he tries to track down the killer before he strikes again. And in Tulsa, two young lovers are murdered in cold blood. As he unravels the case, Detective Justin Ritter is shocked to learn why.

In Cleveland, a young father is murdered in his car and detectives discover his friend may know who pulled the trigger.

When a stray shot leaves an innocent man dead in his home, Tulsa detectives discover a neighborhood under siege by young terrors. They race to track down the killers before more blood is shed.

When an innocent father is brutally stabbed, Tulsa Detective Justin Ritter delves into the dark and dangerous world of methamphetamine addiction in order to stop a killer on the edge.

In Tulsa, a young father is shot dead while visiting his son, and Detective Justin Ritter discovers the child's mother holds the key to the case.

In New Orleans, a young mother is ambushed at home and shot at close range. Detective Rob Barrere's case depends solely on the eyewitness account of a four-year-old girl and leads to another brutal death.

In New Orleans, the day before Thanksgiving turns tragic when a woman is found stabbed to death and stuffed in a trash bin. Detective Bruce Brueggeman spends the holiday uncovering the victim's tragic downward spiral of addiction in search of her killer. In Atlanta, a mother finds her 25 year-old son stabbed and bleeding to death on the floor of their home. She says the victim's friend and girlfriend were both in the apartment at the time, but neither knows the victim died from his injury--a fact Detective Smith keeps hidden until he can unravel the truth.

In New Orleans a young father is cut down by a hail of bullets, when he and his friends are ambushed in a parked car.

When a popular New Orleans hip-hop promoter is gunned down next to his limousine, the search for the killer leads Detective Clinton Givens to more than he bargained for.

When a man is gunned down with an AK-47 in his home, Atlanta Detective Kevin Leonpacher discovers the victim's wife holds a dark secret that could tear their family apart.

New Orleans homicide battles a wave of violence that has hit the Big Easy. Detective Travis Ward investigates the killing of a young man gunned down in a hail of bullets on the street.

In Tulsa, a young woman is brutally gunned down in broad daylight. And Detective Justin Ritter suspects the witnesses know more than they are saying about the case.

In Atlanta, a young father is gunned down in cold blood at an abandoned car wash. As Detective Dwayne Sutton starts to track down the shooter, he learns the trail may lead to the Bloods gang. And when a Gulf War veteran is found shot to death in a park.