Rueben Tate (Louis Gossett Jr.) is devastated when his 9-year-old daughter is killed by a stray bullet during a gangland shootout. He is equally disturbed to learn that in the wake of the heinous crime no one is willing to testify against the shooter, a petty thug known as Zooman (Khalil Kain), despite there being several witnesses. Frustrated by the apathy that surrounds him in his neighborhood, Reuben resolves to take matters into his own hands.
