$14 Costs Los Santos One of its Finest.

 By Frasier MacLeod, Cub Reporter

A roll of quarters and four wrinkled dollars were all that were to be found in an unlocked register at Rob’s Liquors on Vespucci Blvd. in the Venice area of Los Santos last night. That small sum ended up costing the lives of one of the city’s most decorated officers and sent three others to the ER with serious but survivable injuries.

Just past 01:00 EST this morning, the early morning calm just blocks from the beach and historic Del Perro Pier was shattered by the sound of automatic gunfire and shotgun blasts.  Neighbors described the sounds as similar to a war zone.  We here at LifeInvader have worked through the night redesigning our publication to pay tribute to a fallen hero.

At 01:04 EST the silent alarm at Rob’s Liquors was triggered. Unnamed sources within the LSPD, who have requested anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss the case, have reported that video surveillance showed 2 people inside the store. One was wearing a white hoodie zipped closed and with the hood up and pulled tight.  A very large weapon could be seen being held in his or her arms. The brave law enforcement professionals of Los Santos, both LSPD and BSCO, arrived at the store within minutes.  They were confronted by 2 armed men and a gun battle ensued that lasted many minutes. Despite injuring both robbers, all four of the responding officers were shot and incapacitated.  Three of the officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries.  The brunt of the damage was reserved for the very well-respected Sgt. Arthur Harrow who was shot as many as 8 times in the chest.  Unconfirmed reports from contacts inside the LS Morgue’s office report that our Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Wilem MacLeod, labored long into the early morning hours approaching dawn preparing the body, conducting a thorough autopsy and collecting evidence.

Attempts to contact Police Chief Clyde were unsuccessful prior to our printing deadline. However, unnamed sources in the Sheriff’s office have informed us that the standard sendoff for a fallen officer is planned sometime in the next 48 hours.  Typically, a fallen officer’s badge number is called over the radio three times, and then it is announced that the officer is going off duty for the last time.  This somber and age-old ceremony is typically accompanied by the playing of the bagpipes to the tune of “Amazing Grace”.  Thankfully, for those of us in Los Santos, this tear-inducing tradition does not occur very often.

The City of Los Santos has lost a true hero and the memory of Sgt. Arthur Harrow shall live long in the hallowed annals of our fair city.  All of us here at LifeInvader offer our heartfelt condolences to Sgt. Harrow’s family and fellow officers.