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2? “The FBI Shoot-Out: A Reconstruction | Trathhathad — 1Bawe! “SHOCT-OUT /from 1A we the car had been used in several bank robberies after it. had been stolen. They wanted it bedly, “We're looking good” ft was Grogan again. “NPJ-.891." _ 1p the car with him, Grogan’s pariner wae boon ws was what as al} ebout, for jal A Gerald me ta He had Ptaw decree and could have had an b behind s desk. But he was always telling friends how much he loved bis work as a field agent. Grogan and Dove both loved the tumult of the streets. But id some Ways they were different, em- biems almost, one of the old FBI, the other of the new FBI. On this Friday morning, Grogan wore a light blue button-down a@hiet ead wael efs £9. #2-..—. A an. we. RY GIR LE. Ie LAVOE Ine kind of heavy brogues that used to be made with crepe and gum-rub- ber soles, the kind thst geve old-time lawmen the nickname “gumshoes.” “Before he'd ieft home, Grogan had done his usual 50 push-ups. He Was a marathon runner who ran oa his lunch hour every day at Miami's Moore Park, 765 NW Seth St. He worked hard at staying in shape, but he had to. After all, he was 53, a year from retirement. With Als shaggy brown hair, Dove looked almost like g college ae —_— ‘Felony car stop, agent Grogan ordered. ‘Let’s d it.’ | Kid. He was 30. On this Friday, he was wearing his usual surveillance outfit: faded jeans, trendy tennis shirt and running shoes. ; Good marksmen ‘Both agents were trained in SWAT team tactics. They were good marksmen, In great shape. ‘Before Dove ich home Friday, be listened absently to the morn- ing news as he shaved. There _ deemed to be lots of talk of terror this morning: Terror in the Middle Esxst, in Europe. Terror in the { skies. | As Grogan and Dove followed the dark Monte Carico, they couldn't know that the terror was about to. hit home. - The Monte Carlo made a right turn on Southwest 117th Street. The driver was Michael Platt, 32, # peculiar man who mowed lawns for a Uving. He Bad spotted Grogan's car. It was a hard car fo miss, @ big lemon-yellow Buick Century, 1 ol it had a Srown rool. er The time: #168. CLE BIAUIIUNE day in horror _ Earlier thet morning, Micha: Platt had picked up his best friend, iMiam Matix, 34, a violence- prone born-again Christian. Matix and heavy boots. Earlier he had kissed his 2-year-old daughter, Melissa, and said goodbye to the housekeeper. She sald later she never sew the 357 Magnum tucked into the feather shoulder Platt was dressed almost exactly like Matix, except for a bulky vest that concealed bis shoulder hol- ster. It held a much fancier gun. a 257 Dan Wesson revolver loaded with .38-callber rounds. Gun shops often sell the Dan Wesson in an oak. case with two te four inter- changeable barrels. Depending on the number of barrels, the gun goes for anywhere from $400 to * wore work pants, blue pullover | ary