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FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 — Part 8

87 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 11, 1986 · Broad topic: General · Topic: FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 · 83 pages OCR'd
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i ) WILLIAM RUSSELL MATIX, ET AL his automobile. SA MCNEILL cleared his vehicle, returned fire at the subjects automobile, and was wounded in the right hand/arm by rifle fire after discharging four rounds. SA MCNEILL discharged the remaining two rounds in his revolver and retreated around the back of his unit, taking cover to load at the passenger side rear panel area, As the subjects initiated firing, SA's DOVE and GROGAN returned fire, using their vehicle as cover. SA HANLON cleared his vehicle and joined SA GROGAN at the rear of the GROGAN/DOVE unit. SA MIRELES exited the HANLON/MIRELES unit and proceeded to a cover point at the rear of SA MCNEILL's unit. SA MIRELES was hit in the left forearm by a rifle round as he approached the rear of MCNEILL's vehicle, taking cover at the rear bumper area. SA's RONALD RISNER and GILBERT ORRANTIA simultaneously arrived and staged their vehicle on the west side of 82nd Av. [see EXHIBIT A] SA RISNER exited his vehicle and assumed cover behind the passenger front fender, firing at the subjects from this vantage point. Subject(s) fired on the RISNER unit, and SA ORRANTIA remained in the vehicle for cover, returning fire through the front driver window. It is from this position that SA ORRANTIA was wounded by bullet shrapnel soon after arriving on @ scene. After the initial exchange of fire resulting in the wounding of SA's MANAUZZI and MCNEILL, both subjects exited the black Monte Carlo, and took positions of cover in the forward area of this vehicle and the adjoining FBI and civilian automobiles. From this new vantage point, subject MATIX and PLATT were able to fire on the agent's cover positions with minimal obstruction. The wounding of SA's ORRANTIA and MIRELES occurred after the subjects exited the Monte Carlo. As the exchange of gunfire continued, subject PLATT wounded SA MCNEILL with a round of rifle fire, striking MCNEILL in the shoulder/back. This wound, in conjunction with the previous wound to his hand/arm incapacitated SA MCNEILL for the remainder of the incident. Apparently the next casualty to be borne by the SA's was the wounding of SA HANLON, who was hit by rifle fire in his right hand/arm as he reloaded his handgun after firing at the subjects from his cover point at the rear of the GROGAN/DOVE vehicle. SA HANLON then observed subject PLATT, who had now charged the GROGAN/DOVE vehicle (passenger side}, proceed around the trunk area, fire multiple rifle rounds and then enter the drivers' side of that unit. It was during this charge and firing by subject PLATT that SA GROGAN and DOVE were killed and SA HANLON suffered additional wounds in the groin and leg. SA MIRELES, maintaining cover after being hit, observed subjects MATIX and PLATT inside the GROGAN/DOVE FBI unit, as well & «8 Agents wounded/down adjacent and immediately behind the joi... *wehicle. -6A MIRELES therein began to direct one handed fire at) ~** the front driver/passenger compartment,..firing four rounds of 00 ye See tas te mae a 2
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