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During this incident, two Agents lost control of their handguns. SA Richard A. Manauzzi had his revolver lying on the seat next to him and seconds before the car stop was called for, he observed one of the subjects pointing a weapon in the direction of other Agents. He reacted by ramming the subjects' vehicle from the rear and, as a result, his weapon slid off the seat and came to rest between the seat and passenger door, out of his sight. SA Manauzzi was shot by subject William R. Matix with a shotgun just after the vehicles stopped and he exited his vehicle, unarmed, and took cover, which was the only course of action open to him. SA Hanlon also had a revolver on the seat of his vehicle, which went to the floor during the impact of his vehicle. SA Hanlon was carrying a five-shot, snub-nosed revolver in an ankle h rand he proceeded to the gunfi ght utilizing this weapon R 3 ecripts concerning this event show that Supe ng for uniformed, marked vehicles to assist the subjects. Once weapons were observed in: subjects, case Agent Benjamin P. Grogan’ i6t @ felony car stop. Agents on the scene who were SWAT=¢ were aware of felony car stop procedures; however, ll ef the Agents present were not familiar with this procedure. It is noted that the Miami Division, on four occasions during the past year, gave instructions on felony car stops on a voluntary basis; however, only 11 Agents took advantage of these instructions. The Agents had all been briefed on the type of individuals they were looking for and were familiar with the crimes that had been committed and the _type of weaponry that they might be facing. They had twice before set up in the Southwest Miami area in an attempt to locate the subjects. It is noted that the 14 Agents were covering the areas of four banks over approximately a 60-block area. Office management had been advised of the activities of the squad attempting to apprehend the subjects and Supervisor McNeill was in command on the scene. bs Sey