Whether Jalen could use it or not didn’t matter. Someone could. They were in the lobby waiting their turn when Charlie Kent came in.“Brought in another two gunshot victims today. They’ll both live but they’re in bad shape.” The officer looked weary. “I haven’t seen this much violence in years.”He took the seat opposite Marcus and Tyler. “We made an arrest an hour ago near Dodger Stadium. Story could’ve wound up very differently.”Marcus couldn’t imagine being a police officer in Los Angeles. “What happened?”“An officer from another precinct was walking the trail. He found a man in the bushes and recognized him from the wanted list. Called for backup and a couple of our guys made the arrest.” Officer Kent shook his head. “The guy’s on our most-wanted list, multiple homicides, rape, attacks on kids. Escaped prison in Northern California a year ago.”A sense of satisfaction came over Marcus. “Glad you caught him.”“What was he doing in the bushes?”
