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FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 — Part 1

78 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 11, 1986 · Broad topic: General · Topic: FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 · 75 pages OCR'd
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ry them, impacted once again into the driver's side of the subjects' car, pinning it between MM-66, a tree and a parked automobile in a yard in front of the residence 12201, 12203 Southwest 82nd Avenue. Vehicles #1 and #2 were parked wnoccupied in that residence and Vehicle B (the subjects' vehicle) came to rest between them and a tree directly in front of the subjects and Vehicle C (SA Manauzzi's vehicle). Vehicle E, occupied by SSA McNeill, turned into the area and Vehicle D, occupied by SAs Grogan and Dove, had made a U-turn and parked to the rear of the subjects' vehicle. At this point, one of the subjects, now thought to he the subject William R. Matix, fired a shotgun blast at SA Manauzzi. The shot, determined to be #6 shot, penetrated the window of the Bureau car and struck SA Manauzzi in the back and the back of the head as he was exiting his vehicle on the driver's side. SA Manauzzi did not have his weapon strapped on his hip in a holster. It was lying beside him and, in the impact, the went to the floor of the car. SA Manauzzi was unable £o find it wexited Dis vehicle unarmed. As he left aw SSA McNeill coming in and g to hit him. SA Manauzzi unded, and took shelter behind a nlon and Mireles) had impacted. SSA McNeill exited fele and was taken under fire by the subjects, princip the subject Michael Lee Platt, who was armed with a Ruger «#23 caliber Mini-14, semiautomatic rifle. SSA McNeill leaned across the hood of SA Manauzzi's car and. emptied his revolver into the passenger compartment of the Monte Carlo, occupied by the subjects. At this point SSA McNeill was hit in the hand by return fire. Bleeding profusely, he attempted to reload; however, blood from his hand ran into the cylinders and he could not put more rounds into his weapon. SSA McNeill then withdrew toward the rear of Vehicle E. crossed Sc . B2na wall near where Wehic) In the impact of Vehicle A on the wall, SA Hanlon's service revolver, not secured on his hip, although holstered, was lost or tumbled to the floor of the car and SA Hanlon drew his five-shot Smith and Wesson snubnosed revolver from an ankle holster and proceeded into the shooting area. SAs Hanlon and Mireles had exited their vehicle and were running onte the scene. As SA Mireles approached the area of Vehicle E, he was taken under fire by the riflemen, suffered a severe wound to his left arm and went down. SA Hanlon proceeded to the rear of Vehicle DBD, crouched and fired five rounds from his five~shot revolver into the back of the subjects' vehicle. As SA Hanion started to reload his weapon, he was hit in the arm by rifle fire and he went down. At this point or shortly before, SAs Gilbert M. Orrantia and Risner arrived on the scene and began firing at the subjects, who by this time were out of their vehicle and moving in the area of the two Vehicles designated R and V, and Vehicle B, utilizing these vehicles as cover. SA Orrantia fired 12 rounds of .38 caliber +P service ammunition from his .357 - 5 «=
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