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Gun links | Matix,Platt/ shooting | West Dade rock pit. 7 Agests looking for evidence | | String of violent crimes found bled for miles to a phone. | Matiz, 38, and Plett, 32, | Were driving the stolen car ¢ when FB! agents comered jj Odount Cinaing ir Space Selow) to rock pit FRI agents reconstructing ; the lives of two men goanad | down jn last week's South Bede shoot-out have dlecov- munition. at the men's homes, including @ revolver Unked to BR attempied murder at © that could the Willies R. Ma- Ox and Michael Lee Platt tos fneide Matix’s home 2. .38-call- ber pistel belonging to Jose Collage, said FBI spokesman Alisa Martine. March 12 by two men who or ered him inte a cenal at. # reck pit south of the Tamiam! Trail ead iS7th Avenve, Colte- t for larget shooting, was ft for dead as he lay bleedin and motloniess at the water's edge. After the two mes left, taking with them bls black, tate-model Chevrolet Monte out-of the quarry and stum- them. beblad the Dixie Belle ng Center in Suniland fast Friday. The vicious gon bate that followed Felt the suspects and agen erry Dove and Beajamin Grogan { Christy Matix, sald the agen F agents will continus to. delve 3 f matic weapoo fire and shot- § | gun blasts marked the bled | ered eight weapons and amm- j Collazo was shot four Umes | za, who frequented the rock | Carin, Collazo, 30, crawled | @ead. Five other agents were Bisiix’s evtranged wife, selrad the evidence fnat Friday when they condugjed the At Plett'’s home ef 33031 3.W. Bath Lane, four ether I weapons were found, Marti- mex sald. No description of those weapons was releseed. The FRI spokesrhan sald the initio the bizarre backgrounds of the two men whose auto § eat day in FRI history. The two are su tein at feast, six armored car and bank holdups in Dade, plus at feast. two possible murders and shootings et the rock pit. Partly because of their cool, | deadly attack on the agents trying ts question them, offi tials initially speculated that the pair might Bave been linked to terrorists. Martinez eaid agents continue to check thal possibility, bal thal go | longer appears to be the case. fn a new development In the ease, the FEI led by an anony- mous tip, yesterday recovered a white plekup truck owned | by Matix and believed to have been used in the Collaze shooting. The truck wasin the parking of an apartment com. lex at. Southwest. 104th treet and 78th Avenue, said Metro police spokesman Wik | Bam Johnson. Faul Miller, Miami FS! kerman, said the same ve- le sould also be LBoked to the Jan 10 Bisa feos £3555 de Highway. Dur- ing that robbery, Brinks ¢m- | od _ fiesicate page. name of apanet. chy gral otele.} THE MIAMI REWS Miami,F P : owe, P29e_ 3A April 17, 1986 Pot na eee Martines ald the pirical found at Matix’s home was ip . ¢ who fol. Cellaze’s possession when be Haut Pepbelanevents towed that ear saw the assell- vita Webster it shot. tel and local jaw wath , theae 1 Egan Bet Be & white pickup, orcement officers atiended uy Bia inckoent arte a , | funeral services for him Mos eee aald. * The Moate Cerio was tracea | 4¥ Is Miamd, Webster alte “ ! Martinez sald agents also te Emilio Briel, who has deen @ tended the fuseral Tuesday Y alain agent Bove in Charles- : Ciated oe contibuted te ellesing since October when he left bla home to go target shooting at the geme eban- Goned rock pl as Collaze. Po- Yice sald they belleved Briet and his car #ic- gaat amounts of ammunition, | two welkie-talkies and cloth- ing “that could have be uises," when they gombed HMatix's home ESS15 SW. S5th Ave. 2 ores . ‘ . <? na te i. mater a te i Raa ME OB ats ee a ete kates SR OY OAL ae ee >