The First 48 - Season 11 - Eps 7: Gimme Shelter; Mishap
In Birmingham, lead Detective Mike Allison is working the murder of a man found shot in the basement stairwell of a house. Allison and his team quickly find an eyewitness and then the suspect. The case seems closed, when suddenly it unravels after the eyewitness disappears and Allison is forced to set his suspect free. A year passes, when out of the blue, the case takes a surprising turn. And in Charlotte, Lead Detective Bo McSwain and his team are trying to find the killers of a man shot behind his girlfriend's house. On scene, McSwain gets a break when four men come forward, claiming their innocence. The team believes these men are their suspects, but when they all refuse to talk, the case hits a wall. With nothing to hold them, the suspects start to leave homicide, but then McSwain makes a discovery at the crime scene, stopping one suspect in his tracks.
About The First 48

Title: The First 48
First Air Date: 2004-06-03
Last Air Date: 2025-02-20
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 95 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 26
Total Episodes: 549
Network: A&E
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: ITV Entertainment
Synopsis
The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
Cast

Dion Graham
Narrator