Shots Fired: The First Round

Justice is anything but a straight line—one that defines where you stand.Rick Diaz enters the police academy believing he will spend his life serving the public through the badge. He becomes a police officer committed to his deep sense of duty, and soon thereafter is confronted with the system’s limitations. The quiet yet visceral realization that merit alone will never be enough.Rick takes on those challenges, makes them opportunities and leaves law enforcement to reinvent himself into a criminal defense attorney, but always remaining true to his brotherhood.Thirty-five years later, he is hired into a case that forces him to look back and reflect about his own near-death experience as a rookie officer.Rick faces one of the toughest calls of his career as he carries the responsibility of bringing justice for one that bears lasting results for others which ultimately plays out in a courtroom battle.This is Rick’s story—one of quiet heroism, resolve, and hard truths that shape a community. Read more