The First 48

In Detroit, Lead Detective Lance Sullivan investigates the murder of a woman shot in her home. Police catch their suspect driving the victim’s car, but don’t have enough to charge him. Now Sullivan must race to collect evidence for a murder warrant before his suspect can post bail. And in Cincinnati, a young man is found shot dead in a parking lot after he and a friend tried to rob a street vendor. Detective Colin Vaughn and his team identify the suspect, but still need to find the second robber to close the case.

Cincinnati Homicide Detective Kurt Ballman investigates a brutal beating death in the close-knit East End neighborhood. In Memphis, Lieutenant Toney Armstrong and Sergeant Mason use surveillance footage to track down the killer of local teenager.

In Miami, Detective Ervens Ford is called to a shooting in a Little Haiti caf . Witnesses say it was a robbery gone bad. But just as Ford and his team close in on their suspects, the team gets assigned to a second homicide investigation. It’s a race against the clock for the team to solve both cases.

In Cincinnati, Detectives Jenny Luke & Bob Randolph find a young woman who has been strangled in her living room. Crime scene evidence leads detectives to believe she may have known her killer. In Miami, a 65-year-old man is found dead in a pool of blood. Detective Ervens Ford must track down his only lead–the victim’s stolen car–hoping to find the killer at the wheel. When the car turns up, Ford discovers a surprising twist that suggests the suspect may have hit close to home.

In Miami, a mechanic is shot to death in his shop. Detective Juan Hererra and his team focus on the victim’s everyday habits to find a reason why someone would want him dead. In Dallas, a young, small-town farmer is murdered while trying to buy a used car. With only a nickname to go on, Detective John Palmer and his team need to track down the car’s seller to help them find their suspect.

In Dallas, Detective Phil Harding investigates a brutal shooting in a motel parking lot that killed a 22-year-old and injured two of his friends. The surviving victims are the only ones who can identify the suspects. Detectives just have to convince them to talk. Then, in Memphis, Sergeants Ron Collins and Kevin Lundy must track down a murder suspect who may have fled the state. Will the suspect’s sister cooperate with detectives and turn her brother in, or will she take the fall to protect him?

In Miami, FL, Detective Freddy Ponce and Sgt. Louis Melancon unravel the mystery of a man found shot dead in his car. The key to the case could be the victim’s cell phone, which was stolen shortly after the murder. In Memphis, TN, Sgts. Caroline Mason, Tony Mullins and JT Max investigate the murder of a man found shot dead in a backyard. After they capture the man they believe is their suspect, the case takes an unexpected turn.

In Detroit, Officer Anthony Wright Jr. is investigating the death of a man found shot behind an abandoned house. Then Wright learns that just minutes after the homicide there had been a second shooting–and it’s on tape. In Memphis, when a woman is found dead inside a house fire, Sergeant Kevin Lundy, who spent over a year working in arson, is called to the scene. He discovers that the victim had been shot, and was likely killed by someone she knew. Lundy must find out who she had been with in the hours before her murder.