“Those were gunshots!” Oscar howled to Wiles. Even in the rain he heard the explosions. “We are going in! Let’s move!”
Officer Wiles screeched into the mouth of his phone, “Gunshots fired! We are going in! We are going in! SWAT team move in!”
While the young suburb officer was giving the order, the city detective was already jogging toward the front door. He knew SWAT and other armed officers were at his back. They were breaching that house, one way or another, with all the force that they could muster.