Stakeout Squad · #01
Line of Fire
by D A Hodgman · February 1995
HOW OF FORCE
A skyrocketing crime rate forces Miami Chief of
Police John Kearn to create a special police unit.
Stakeout Squad's objective Is to ambush violent
criminals at the scene, sending an unmistakable
message to would-be perps.
DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
Using guerrilla warfare tactics, the Shotgun Gang
leaves yet another bank strewn with corpses. With
the city screaming for action, Stakeout Squad
unleashes its own payback.
Their first stakeout brings cries of excessive force.
A repeat performance goes down Iike clockwork,
leaving the opposition reeling. But not for Iong.
Driven by a frenzy of revenge, the Shotgun Gang's
leader acts on a brilliant plan- and even the city
fathers and the media are silenced In the ensuing
deadly showdown.