
The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes
A man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car; a street fight escalates into murder.

A man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car; a street fight escalates into murder.

Close friends fight over money; an elderly man makes a fatal mistake; a wild night ends in tragedy.

Five young lives are ruined when a plan to score some easy money goes horribly wrong.

One man is killed and another is injured when a dispute over stolen cannabis plants turns deadly.

A barber is caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry; a young man is killed by an armed burglar.

The police follow a trail of social media messages to track down the killers of a 17-year-old.

A confrontation turns deadly; a single mother is torn between work and home.

One teenager is killed, and another's life is forever changed when a single decision turns fatal.

Detectives find a body in a trash can; a domestic dispute turns into a homicide investigation.

Forensics solve homicides; relying on fingerprints; justice through DNA; ballistics are the key.

Detectives must turn the tables on the suspects before they strike again.

Three cases from "The First 48" that feature families enveloped in personal tragedies.

Cpl. Ryan Jorstad hopes retracing the victim's steps will lead him to the killer.

Tulsa detectives head to Texas to chase down two suspects after they kill a young father of two.

A man is shot while sitting in the front seat of his car; a street fight escalates into murder.

Close friends fight over money; an elderly man makes a fatal mistake; a wild night ends in tragedy.

Five young lives are ruined when a plan to score some easy money goes horribly wrong.

One man is killed and another is injured when a dispute over stolen cannabis plants turns deadly.

A barber is caught in the crossfire of a gang rivalry; a young man is killed by an armed burglar.

The police follow a trail of social media messages to track down the killers of a 17-year-old.