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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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Memorandum GD -- Mr.‘ Gast bIe- 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: wih WLLL wre mm; KFO; AFO;: co: Miami and On 4/13/86, es rs were fd prepared a preliminary sketch of the shooting scene for the oting_inguiry team to assist them in their interviews. and eparted Miami for return to the Bureau on 4/14/86. coordinated the aerial photography of the scene with Bureau pilots from the tne aerial photograp scen Bureau pilots the ] Aviation & Special Operations Unit who had flown to Miami from the Bureau. Aerial photographs were taken using the Bureau vertical aerial photographic aircraft. Aerial photographs were taken on 4/13/86 and on 4/14/86. The Bureau pilots departed Miami on 4/14/86, for their return to the Bureau. The MDPD completed processing of the vehicles on 4/13/86, bt and turned these vehicles over to the Bureau. SAs — and Giana continued the processing the vehicles on 4/13/86 and 4/14/86. Additional blood and trace evidence was collected for examination by our Laboratory. A detailed trajectory analysis was made in order to establish the position of the shooters at the time of the incident. Additional photographs were also taken at this time for inclusion in the shooting incident administrative report. On 4/14/86, sa GP attendea a briefing of all MDP omicide © detectives, mobile crime lab personnel and laboratory perso involved in the shooting inquiry at the MDPD. from the Dade County Medical Examiner's Office, who conducted autopsies on SAs Grogan and and Matix and Platt, was also in attendance. SAG met with Simin <:!.- Laboratory Bureau who advised SA that their laboratory would cooperate fully with our Laboratory in helping to resolve any issues relating to this shooting. SA also met with the following laboratory personnel who are coordinating or examining evidence in this matter: I $° ~ Coordinator for serology/trace evidence examinations t d a - Firearms al ase Trace evidence re - apbaire. ~3-"™ ee ARE cr ‘(CONTINUED-OVER) Tete.
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