The First 48
S17E08 - Cruel Summer
Gunmen open fire on a porch, shooting four children and three adults; a police detective turns to the New Orleans community for help in solving the case.
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Down a Dark Hallway
Down a Dark Hallway
In Tulsa, detectives struggle to find a lead when a beloved grandfather is gunned down in his own home.
Tricked/Rogue Gun
Tricked/Rogue Gun
In Mobile, a 21-year-old woman is shot dead in her hotel room by a mysterious visitor. When a 42-year-old music producer is found riddled with bullets in his Gwinnett County apartment, clues point toward a madman on a shooting spree.
Dead Stop/Uninvited
Dead Stop/Uninvited
In Atlanta, when a young father is found dead in his home by his girlfriend, detectives track down the killer and find things are not as they appear. In Tulsa, a teenager is fatally shot, sending the Tulsa team on a desperate search for the motive.
The Break Up / No Good Deed
A young woman is found dead behind an abandoned building in Mobile, AL and detectives need her boyfriend to help solve the case; A young father's murder case sends Atlanta detectives to the Pocono Mountains in search of his killers.
Carnage in the Streets
Carnage in the Streets
In Mobile, two young men are gunned down within the space of 12 hours, and clues point to a feud between rival cliques.
Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury
Late Night Ambush / Fire & Fury
In Tulsa, a father is gunned down in a parking lot by a killer lying in wait. In Mobile, an elderly man dies from a suspicious fire in his apartment.
Life Interrupted / Lucifer
Life Interrupted / Lucifer
In Atlanta, a young man comes home for lunch and winds up murdered when he catches a brazen thief in the act. Then, in Tulsa, an ongoing feud between two gang members leads to a fateful encounter.
Jackpot
Jackpot
When a man is found shot dead in his driveway, an abandoned truck leads Tulsa Homicide to several potential suspects, but not everything is as it seems.
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The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.