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plan. Sur veillances on two prior occasions had been unsuccessful in locating the subjects. The squad, utilizing 14 Special Agents, under the supervision of SSA Gordon G. McNeill, on April 11, 1986, decided to set up in the area of four banks in the general southwest section of Miami, where all known prior activity was centered. This Special Agent complement included three Resident Agents from the Homestead Resident Agency (RA), since at least one of the robberies had occurred in their territory, which is adjacent to the Headquarters City territory in Southwest Miami. All 14 participating 4 all were fami ie robberies. . : coordinated with the ; politan-Dade County Police Force; however, no local officers par ic pated in the April 11, 1986, surveillance activity. Vehicles utilized were Bureau cars belonging to the squad and to the Homestead RA, and at least one of these vehicles had radio communications with Metropolitan-Dade County Police radio. The Agents were armed with their sidearme and a number of th had shoulder weapons. SA Edmundo Mireles and SSA Gordon G. McNeill both had shotguns in their vehicles. Other Agents on the surveillance who were not involved in the shooting were armed with M-16 rifles and submachine guns. All weapons utilized were Bureau- issued or Bureau-approved weapons and all of the Agents were fully qualified with the weapons in their possession.