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3 FD-250 (Rev, B8-81) Feds’ Ww orst Clash, Kills 9 oe | 2 Suspects By Sent G, Campbell 4 staf Writer -- . BENDALL ~ Bight FBT agents ; wut-of their cars and into the ~ - glepped bloodiest gunbattle In the agency's A 78- year history yesterday morning, ‘wt Passers-by in this Mian suburb Whe biundered inte the firefight, ‘Fansing the apente ty hold their fire g - gf one point, said they thought i RS va Affans! Vioe scene. - 5 “0m go! - But the carnage was real. * The agents outnumbered the pair of suspected bank robbers, wha po ce said may also be Dade County's rock pit murderers. But the bureau's standard-issue sholguns and 857 — Magnum revolvers couldn't keep up with the firepower of the submachine gun and modified shotgun the seas- pects were carrying, the FI said. . When the shooting ceased 16 mis- ates loter, bwo agents were dead and five wounded — three of them aeri- ously. Both suspects — described by FBI Dlrector William Webster as “partic- ularly violent” robbers — also wert it . “I thought owas a drug deal that weut bad, because that's what every- one does: down here.” sald Duane Parker, 24, who said he saw the en- tire battle. “Then ] thought it was a Mian Vice episode, bat then I saw the blood and dead guys and thought: "Ne way!" The incident began about 9:30 am. at Southwest Sind Avenue and 120th Street, sear the Sunniland nd Shopping ‘Canter in Kendall, accor ding to to FRI apokesmian Jack French, in Washing- ton, D.C. The agents were one ip thai a gang thai had been banks and armored care in Dade Coanty was about to pall another jos. “The agents were apparently Sir wert Just tailing the suspects: He also “gelling a number of banks that had been previously robbed or thet ihe subjects’ ear had been seen in vicinity | of,” be said. “The agents spotied this ear end save chase, and a firedight resulted" - + The car, @ étolen black ‘Monte Cas” to, had & Bcense plate matching the aumber of & car police suspect bas been ased in recent Miam!-area bold to Meiro-Tade Spf esordoe to Metro Dade poles French was not sure H the p was an actual chase or ff the apenas ad. “We. don’t have thai hore,” he said.” “It's act clear which one of the Diree yaa TT to SHOOT-OUT, AS ad tereapepe, cly asd stie:} Dele 4/12/86 THE PALM BEACH POST PAGE 1A 6 Tthought it was @ Miami Vice episode, but then | saw, the blood and dead guys and thought ‘No, way", ye