38 I glimpsed a couple of figures wearing yellow bandanas across the way, between a white Ford passenger van and a black Pontiac Grand Prix. The three of us ducked behind a concrete pillar as the shots echoed through the parking garage. My ears were ringing from the deafening sounds. I pulled my Ruger. Byrd and Shea both drew their weapons as well. “Cover me,” Shea shouted above the din. She dashed past a couple of cars. I stepped out from behind the column and fired a few rounds at one of the gunmen. My shots went wide and hit the van next to him, shattering a window and mirror. He turned toward me. I ducked. Chips of concrete exploded in my face as bullets hit the pillar. Gunshots with a different pitch punched through the air. Shea was five cars down, apparently trying to outflan

