Dirty Harry

this one sounds contrived, and so much like bullshit that it's hard to swallow, but I don't write fiction folks, that just fuckin' ain't me-

Chai, Nozum and myself had gone to see 'Dirty Harry' when it first hit the box office (the movie where Eastwood introduces the .44 Mag. handgun)
the movie had just let out, and we were walking down a slope in the sidewalk (towards a back alley/side street that went to some really sleazy joints)
when we heard a very distinct 'boom'

we turned and saw a back dude dressed like a pimp
(leaning out of a pimp-mobile)
hand resting one the window frame of the open door
biggest fucking handgun (since the movie) I had ever seen –
it appeared to be aimed straight at us

a whole rush of people ran down the slope and ended up
at the only store which still had lights on
- a kinda' 'yuppy' aquarium store
everyone was banging on the windows and the door to get in
but the pricks wouldn't let us

finally, probably out of fear we were going to break the glass
they let probably 10 or so of us in
and guided us all down into a basement stairwell

we didn't raise our heads again until we heard the sirens
we never knew, but suspected he was shooting at somebody who had just ducked into the alley in front of us
...we just happened to be lucky enough to be caught in the crossfire