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Memo from Acting Chairman, SiRg to Mr. Sharp : RE: Administrative Inguiry Shooting Incident Miami Division, 4/ll/86 "Rv. A small tree was located directly in front of the vehicle. occupied by ssA McNeil, turned into the area and vehicle "p,". occupied by SAs Grogan and Dove, made a U-turn and parked to the rear of the subjecte' yehicle approximately io feet further back. than shown in the sketch at Tab #87. Immediately after being stopped, one of the subjects, now identified as William R. Matix, fired a shotgun blast at sA Manauzzi. The shot, determined to be #6 shot, penetrated the passenger window of the Bureau car and Struck sa Manauzzi in the back and the back of the head as hs was. axiting his vahial. on the' dri rs Wide. At this time; SA Manauzzi *.. eany you ptp oy 'oseyp oqs bayane cougs poanwy his weapon = A on his hip tt wms lying in his lap) ini.a .. holster and lose Jng the ensuing car stop activity. SA Manause1 Wounded, crossed Southwest 82nd Avenue and took shelt. MWhlnd'a wall near where vehicle "An. -(SAs Hanlon and Mirel had impacted. Upon arrival at the scene, ssA McNeil quickiy exited his vehicle and was immediately taken under fire by the Subjects, principally by the individual. now identified as Michael Lae Platt, who was armed with a Ruger .223 caliber Mini-l4, semi-automatic rifle. ssA McNeil went directly to sA Manauzzi's vehicle, leaned across the hood of it and, in two separate bursts, fired six rounds from his S&w .357 caliber revoiver into the passenger compartment of the Monte Carlo occupied by the subjects. while liring, ssa McNeil was hit in the hand by return fire. After emptying his revolver and while bleeding profusely from his hand wound, he attempted to reload; however, due to the wound to his hand, he could not fully load his weapon. ssA McNeil then withdrew toward.the rear of his vehicle ("e"). Across the street, following the impact of his vehicle ("ar) against the wal1 on s2nd Avenue, sA Hanlon had lost track of his service revolver which had not' been secured on his hip. during the chase, drew his Bureau-approved #5 shot s&w subnosa revolver from an ankle holster and proceeded into the shooting area.' As sA Mireles, who had also exited his vehicle ("A"), approached the area of ssA McNeil's vehicle ("g"), he was taken under fire by Platt, suffered a severe wound to his left arm and went down. SA Hanion proceeded to the rear of sA Grogan's vehicle ("p"), crouched and fired a total of five rounds from SA Hanlon bent down, knelt on the ground and started to reload his weapon, he was hit in the right hand (by rifle fire) and went down. At this point or shortiy before, SAs'gilbert M. Orrantia