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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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venorsndun SD to Mr. Gast Re: William R. Matix (Deceased) and Michael Platt (Deceased) - Suspects; SA Jerry Dove (Deceased) - Victim: SA Benjamin P. Grogan (Deceased) - Victim; SA John F. Hanlon, Jr. - Victim; SA Gordon G. McNeill ~ Victim; Sa Edmundo Mireles = Victim; SA Richard A. Manauzzi -— Victim; SA Gilbert M. Orantia ~ Victim; KFO; AFO; OO: Miami Upon arrival, the above Laboratory personnel met with ASAC Jim Freeman in the Miami Field Office. ASAC Freeman advised that the Metro-Dade Police Department (MDPD), Dade County, Florida, was conducting the shooting scene search and would examine evidence collected at the scene in their laboratory. The above Laboratory personnel then traveled to the shooting scene which was located LIC at 12201 S.W. 82nd Avenue. Contact was made with SA (ph}, Miami Office, who was in the command center at the shooting | scene. He advised that Sergeant MDPD homicide detective, was in charge of the _shooting scene Investigation. Contact was made with Detective and the above Laboratory personnel remained on the scene until approximately 1:30 a.m., 4/12/86 when all logical evidence and all of the vehicles involved in the shooting incident had been removed. While at the scene, Bureau Laboratory personnel were able to assist mobile crime laboratory personnel in collecting serology and firearms-related evidence from the scene, make preliminary sketches of the scene while the vehicles were in place and photograph the scene with the vehicles in place. Also, a preliminary trajectory analysis was made with the vehicles in place and the location of each vehicle was marked for future reference. —2* ~ = ss at = The Bureau vehicles and the subjects’ ve hicl were moved to a_ hanger at the Opa-locka Airport north of Miami. On 4/12/86, SAs aD: assisted MDPD mobile crime lab personnel in collecting serology, firearms and other trace (paint, rubber smears) evidence from these vehicles. so photographed these vehicles at this time. On 4/12/86, an ade detailed measurements of the shooting scene to assis b7 them in preparing sketches, overlays and other exhibits upon return to the Laboratory. At approximately 2:00 p.m., SA ttended +h ear hriafin at +hea Miam Pial 1 the SACs briefing at the Miami Field Office upon the arrival of the administrative inquiry team which was headed by Inspector SA lso went to the shooting scene with the shooting inguiry team and then directed them to and traveled with them to ‘tthe hanger at Opa-locka Airport where the vehicles were being searched and evidence collected. Detective Si MDPD homicide ......, detective, was in charge.of the processing of the vehicles-at the ~~": hanger for the MDPD. (CONTINUED-OVER) lf Ss
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