Leon pushed his way through crowds of people and ran down the street after a

middle aged man. He nearly knocked a baby out of its mothers hands as he ran

past, trying to keep his pace. He could hear the lady screaming and cursing at

him but he still continued running. Leon could see the man continually looking

back, trying to lose him but Leon wasn't going to give up that easy. Once he was

close enough he jumped at the man and they both went sprawling onto their

stomachs. He quickly lifted himself up onto his knees, ignoring the pain that

shot through his arm. He pulled out his handcuffs and grabbed one of the

man's arms. "Before you go stealing anything you might want to check if there's

a cop around first, Jackass," Leon said, snapping the cuff onto one of his hands.

Before he could grab the other arm, the man pulled out a gun and began shooting

like crazy. Lucky for Leon, the man was on his stomach so he couldn't really shoot

him. Leon quickly bashed the man's face into the cement. He moaned in pain,

letting his gun fall out of his hand. Leon could hear people screaming behind

him. He grabbed the man's gun and snapped the cuffs on him. The sound of

sirens could be heard in the distance. Two squad cars came speeding around

the corner and pulled up beside Leon. "Somebody please help her," a woman

cried, holding a 10 year old girl in her arms. Leon looked down at the child

and noticed that she had been shot. He ran over by her side and knelt down.

She was unconscious but still breathing. He took the girl out of her mothers

arms and layed her on the ground. With one hand, he began applying pressure

to the wound on her left shoulder. With his other hand, he pulled out his walkie-

talkie. He pressed the button on the side and pulled it close to his mouth.

"We need an ambulance on 45th and Main, I repeat, an ambulance on 45th

and Main. A child has been shot." Leon then put the walkie- talkie down

beside him and put his other hand on the wound. As he stared down at the

girl something flashed through his mind. "I don't know what I'd do if Sherry

were hurt," he thought. Somehow, the Child reminded him of Sherry. "Please

help her, do something," the woman cried, tears rolling down her cheeks.

"The ambulance is on its way," Leon said softly.

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"What the hell were you thinking Kennedy!" Chief Irons angrily yelled. "I can't

believe you let him get a hold of a gun." Leon looked up at the Chief, his eyes

filled with hatred. He never really liked the chief but he had to put up with him

if he wanted to keep his job. "I didn't let him get a hold of it. I didn't even know

he had it on him. Why are you accusing me of......" The Chief slammed his hand

down on his desk. "Enough Kennedy!" Leon stared at him, waiting to hear what

else he had to say. "It doesn't matter if you didn't let him get a hold of that gun,

you still let him use it in broad daylight." Leon's anger was at a point where he

just wanted to jump over the desk and strangle the chief. "Stay calm Leon. You're

just going to get yourself into more trouble," Leon thought. "For Gods sake Leon,

he shot a ten year girl. How the hell did you let him do that!" the chief yelled

once again. "Look, I told you already, I didn't know he had a gun!" Leon yelled

furiously. "I will fire you right now Kennedy! Your badge'll be mine if you don't

keep your mouth shut!" Leon dug into his pocket and pulled out his badge. He

slammed it on thedesk in front of the chief. "Take the damn badge since you

want it so badly. I QUIT!" Leon turned and stormed out of the chief's office,

slamming the door behind him. Kevin Ryman walked up to him, stopping him

in his tracks. "Are you okay man," he said, looking at the chief's door. "Every-

things okay now. I quit so I won't have to put with his shit anymore." Kevin stared

at Leon in amazement. Leon pushed pass Kevin and walked out the front door.