1×23 Lost & Broken Souls
Written by: Chris Coleman and Kelly Zollo

Fairmont Park

Devin looked around the crime scene as the officers worked to do crowd control for he ever merging people that were showing up. As the techs began to gather evidence what a mess of course the only casualty was Kendrick’s but it didn’t have to go down like that. Kendrick had choices he could have made so that he could have been brought in there was no doubt in his mind. He saw Jon still standing there in the middle of the street watching the techs do their job and walked up to him placing his hand on his shoulder. He’d been through alot of shit in the military and Devin knew that, knew how much guilt Jon carried from those days.

“Gideon wants us down at the station to make statements. You did what you had to Jon, Ramirez is going to bag the body pretty soon. I’ll go make sure it’s done by the books if that’s ok with you.” Devin said Jon took the shot if Jon wanted to oversee everything he could that was his job and he wasn’t going to stand in the way of that. He also wanted to let Jon know if he needed to take a break and step back that was good too, in fact judging by the crowds Gideon would likely make that decision for Jon. “Miranda said she’s finishing up down the street and will be right here in a bit too. You need anything?”

“I asked like four times. I think.” Jon said looking at him. “I begged him not to make do that. I didn’t want to take another life again, unless it was someone after my own. Devin you don’t understand what I’ve seen. When um we are in Iraq those SOB’s choose to arm kids with guns. Child soldiers and they aim to kill and are ruthless. I had to kill kids man and I wanted to come home and legit make a change for my community. I didn’t want to do that Devin and it was a clean shot. I told him over and over again.” Shaking his head Jon looked at Devin. “I’m going to lose everything a white cop kills the most beloved black guy in Atlas Falls. They are axing cops for less and here I am killing someone like a idiot. Yasmine said I could have shot his arm or leg. I could have. Why didn’t I shoot his arm or leg?” Jon said punching the patrol car window in front of him.

“Dani was in danger and I had to but I didn’t want to kill anymore Devin. I didn’t want to kill after Iraq I swore no more death. Then I do this.” He said shaking a little. “Look at them.” Jon said watching the crowd of angry people faces emerging. “They aren’t going to see Dani being threatened, they are going to see a white man killing another black man. I don’t see color Devin you know that but God that man was a monster. Why are they here not celebrating this community finally coming together without the looming threat of a drug dealer. They are hating me and I just don’t get it.”

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