Somehow, that squeeze made him feel a little better. He believed it when Gabriel said he would find this killer and make them all that much safer. He never believed it when the cops said things like that because he'd seen too much of their disdain. When people like him were victims of anything, the cops always called it a 'no humans involved' sort of case.

"Do you know who he is? If he has anyone here?" He meant Tommy, of course. He didn't know the guy's circumstances or even his last name. Just that they exchanged small talk on the regular and worked the same block for the last couple years. "Even if he didn't get on well with 'em, if he has family they deserve to know he's gone."