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FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 — Part 2

79 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Apr 12, 1986 · Broad topic: General · Topic: FBI Miami Shooting 4 11 86 · 79 pages OCR'd
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@ Rameraaeoo Ay» ET - Meese visits FBI agents, _ bac acks shoot-out actions . Failiom IA Hospital, where special agent Ed Mireles is being treated for a Bering aren infory, Twietore an rar are ae Mireles’ condition from _ graded serious to falr Sunday, and FBI agents who know him cald Mireles was feeling better. “Later in the day, doctors up- graded the condid one af | and McNeill. They were described az belng in good condition and -were moved from the critical unit upstairs, where they will share a large private room. Siuircies, BMcNell and Heaion were among five FBI agents wounded in the shoot-out. Special agents Benjamin P. Grogan and Gerald Dove were killed. So were the bank robbery suspects, _wil- Dam Matix ang Michael Lee Piatt. It-weat-dire worst shooting in the history of the FELL FBI. The tragedy drew hundreds of family members, friends and well-wishers to a viewing and feeary for Grogan Sunday, PRI estnan. Paul Milter sald more viewings at Bennett & Sons funer- al home, 15201 NW Seventh Ave. aod that Gov. Bob Graham had spent 25 mil minutes wuteh Grogen ‘e ‘widow, Sandra. As rain began to fall Sunday evening, a mile-long motorcade traveled slowly from the funeral home t2 e@ rosary service at Pt ole dT mee Pa eh wt a DCE ee TTY oe Chur See, SEs North Dade where Grogan had worshipped. Escorted by dozens of Metro officers and Florida High- way Patrot troopers, about 50 private. cars followed two Hmo- nes carrying Grogan's immediate family members and a hearse people ‘came to two’ bearing ‘the agent's sety@— Grogan's funeral will be today at I pm. and Miller said FBI Director William Webster would Bdeese, in respons’ to reporters” Questions about procedures the opens used.in attempting to arrest thx and Platt, sald, “It's hust too bad that these two e were auch vistors biflars thee @ ey were able to kil! t two very good agents.” “Thit was simply a surveillance situation, and the “severity of the aituation was not aomething that could be anticipated,” Meese said. He said an FE] insnectloan teani me gee BG rie TUG teen, -which arrived in Miami! during the weekend, -would review the agésts” procedures and al] the rcumstances surrounding the aboéoting, He Predicted that the Inspecuen would Tag thet the agents acted properly and with OEe Ay. foe ct
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