{"id":14470,"date":"2024-03-19T18:13:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/?p=14470"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:13:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:13:33","slug":"fbi-miami-shootout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/fbi-miami-shootout\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI Miami Shootout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One fateful April morning in 1986, the echo of gunfire shattered the serenity of Miami&#8217;s suburban streets as a harrowing event unfolded that would etch in the annals of American law enforcement history. The FBI Miami shootout, as it is now known, was not only a fierce exchange of bullets between federal agents and two seasoned criminals. It was also a turning point that would transform FBI protocol and armament. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This historical article covers the circumstances that led to the violent confrontation, the details of the shootout, the lessons learned, and its enduring impact on law enforcement strategies today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>FBI Miami Shootout: The Perps<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1986_FBI_Miami_shootout\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Lee Platt, 32, and William Russell Matix, 34<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, met while serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Before their notorious criminal activities, both Platt and Matix had clean records with no past offenses. Then, the criminal duo ended the life of Emilio Briel, a 25-year-old engaged in target practice, on October 5, 1985, at a quarry. They commandeered Briel&#8217;s vehicle to conduct a series of heists. Although law enforcement discovered Briel&#8217;s remains in March 1986, it took until May to correctly identify them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five days after murdering Briel, the pair made an unsuccessful attempt to rob a Wells Fargo armored vehicle outside a Winn-Dixie store. In the encounter, a security guard was shot in the leg and subsequently died from the wound. Platt and Matix escaped injury, even though they exchanged gunfire with other guards. The holdup failed, and they left without stealing any money.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Spree<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14547\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14547\" class=\"wp-image-14547 size-full\" title=\"remington 870 pump action shotgun\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0802-Web.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of a remington 870 pump action shotgun\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0802-Web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0802-Web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0802-Web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0802-Web-790x527.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Remington 870 shotgun, similar to the one used in the robbery of the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Professional Savings Bank in Miami.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their robbery spree continued on November 8, 1985. They targeted the Professional Savings Bank in Miami, getting away with $41,469. On January 10, 1986, they ambushed a Brinks truck at<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barnett_Bank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Miami&#8217;s Barnett Bank,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blasting the courier with a shotgun and assaulting the already wounded guard with a rifle similar to an<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/ar-15-calibers-for-your-next-build\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> AR-15<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/vietnam-war-weapons\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> M16<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They fled with $54,000 using Briel&#8217;s stolen car, later switching to a white Ford F-150.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their next violent act, Platt and Matix shot Jose Collazo on March 12 while he was practicing at a quarry in the Florida Everglades, leaving him for dead and taking his black<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chevrolet_Monte_Carlo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chevrolet Monte Carlo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Collazo survived the assault and managed to find assistance after a three-mile trek. He described the thieves and passed the car\u2019s license plate number to the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, on March 19, 1986, they staged another robbery at the same Barnett Bank they\u2019d hit before. This time, they got away with $8,338 using the vehicle they\u2019d stolen from Collazo.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Carelessness Results In Their Demise<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The killers had knocked off a string of banks over several months and attempted a few armored car heists, getting away every time. However, they eventually made two critical mistakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They didn\u2019t kill the man from whom they had stolen their Monte Carlo getaway car, so he was able to identify them. Then, the pair didn\u2019t bother to ditch the car\u2019s original tags, virtually guaranteeing someone would spot them. That\u2019s precisely what happened at 9:30 a.m. on April 11, 1986.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.odmp.org\/officer\/5782-special-agent-benjamin-p-grogan\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benjamin Grogan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other FBI agents had been looking for Collazo\u2019s 1982 black, two-door Monte Carlo, which had appeared in a recent bank heist.<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odmp.org\/officer\/4246-special-agent-jerry-dove\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FBI Special Agent Jerry Dove<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a West Virginia native who had joined the FBI four years earlier, rode with Grogan that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ed Mireles, who had recently joined the FBI Miami Bureau, rode with<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/audio-repository\/news-podcasts-inside-miami-shootout-anniversary.mp3\/view\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special Agent John \u201cJake\u201d Hanlon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They were assigned to watch the Professional Savings Bank at 130th Street and South Dixie Highway. However, they had just set up the surveillance when they heard Grogan\u2019s call: \u201cAttention all units!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A Short Chase Ends Up Trapping The Subjects<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_14548\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14548\" class=\"wp-image-14548 size-full\" title=\"smith &amp; wesson revolver\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0823-Web.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of a smith &amp; wesson revolver\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0823-Web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0823-Web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0823-Web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0823-Web-790x527.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The FBI agents on the scene are reported to have been carrying various\\ S&amp;W .357 revolvers loaded with .38 Special +P ammunition.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hanlon maneuvered the car into action. Mireless, prepared for a tactical situation, stood ready to gear up with his shotgun, don his body armor, and cloak himself in a raid jacket emblazoned with &#8216;FBI&#8217; in stark yellow. However, urgency dictated there was no spare time for elaborate preparation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Hanlon at the wheel, their pace quickened. They gained on colleagues Grogan and Dove, who were in pursuit of the black Monte Carlo along 117th Street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chase escalated when<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/stories\/fatal-firefight-in-miami\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FBI Special Agent Richard Manauzzi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, driving solo, fell into formation with the growing convoy. Thinking quickly, Dove installed a blue bubble light atop the dash. Its glow and the accompanying siren elicited an unmistakable response. Mireles watched as the suspects twisted in their seats, realization dawning as they looked back at their pursuers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pursuit weaved through the city as the fugitives veered onto Southwest 82nd Avenue, hovering around the nexus of Southwest 122nd Street. Here, Manauzzi made a decisive move. He rammed the Monte Carlo twice on its driver&#8217;s side, causing a collision that abruptly halted the chase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the dust settled, the Monte Carlo was wedged between a parked car, an FBI cruiser, and a tree, immobilized and facing north in the yard of 12201 SW 82nd Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grogan executed a tactical U-turn, positioning his vehicle behind the Monte Carlo. Hanlon, caught in the vortex, collided with a wall on the flank of 82nd Avenue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the scene&#8217;s suspense heightened, Task Force Supervisor McNeill arrived, driving alone. Special Agents Gilbert Orrantia and Ron Risner also converged on the location in separate vehicles strategically positioned across the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Infamous FBI Miami Shootout<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14551\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14551\" class=\"wp-image-14551 size-full\" title=\"historical photo of the FBI Miami Shootout\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRS-Miami-Shootout-Web.jpg\" alt=\"a historical photo of the FBI Miami Shootout\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRS-Miami-Shootout-Web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRS-Miami-Shootout-Web-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRS-Miami-Shootout-Web-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/WRS-Miami-Shootout-Web-790x494.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Although it only lasted five minutes, more than 100 shots were exchanged between FBI agents and the suspects. (Credit: Miami Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPolice, FBI. Put Your Hands Up!\u201d When McNeil gave that command, Platt and Matix started firing their weapons. As Ed Mireles raced across the street to join Grogan and Dove behind the Monte Carlo, gunfire erupted around them and McNeill. Platt, hemmed in by the car door on the driver&#8217;s side, had his gun raised and was firing away with his semi-automatic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suddenly, a more resounding blast shook the air like artillery. It was a 12-gauge shotgun informing the FBI agents they were under attack from some frightening firepower.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 9:35 a.m., a dispatcher&#8217;s urgent voice broke through the radio static. Signaling shots fired on location, the dispatcher attempted to make contact with Grogan&#8217;s vehicle. Without a response, the transmission of another squad car cut in with an ominous proclamation: &#8220;Officers down!&#8221; The dispatcher repeated the grim news across the network: &#8220;Officers down! Officers down!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Five Minutes In Hell<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platt, who was in the passenger seat, discharged his weapon across the front of Matix through the driver&#8217;s window. As Matix attempted to exit the vehicle, he sustained a gunshot wound from Grogan to his forearm. Following this, McNeill landed shots on Matix that struck his head and neck. Meanwhile, Platt extracted himself from the car, at which point Dove engaged, hitting Platt in the chest. Dove&#8217;s aim was true as he fired, hitting Platt in the thigh and foot. During this confrontation, another agent&#8217;s bullet found its mark on Platt&#8217;s back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point in the firefight, Agent Manauzzi had been hit by the shotgun, and McNeill was shot in the hand and neck. One of the many bullets hit Orrantia, and both suspects were wounded. Despite his multiple wounds, Platt managed to work his way to the back of Grogan and Dove\u2019s car, killing them at close range.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platt then shot Hanlon as the agent ran to assist Grogan and Dove, and he hit Mireles, shattering his left arm. However, Mireles dragged his shotgun to the rear of McNeill\u2019s car, where he could see Platt\u2019s feet, and fired into them. Platt stumbled but kept moving, walking within a few feet of Mireles and firing four shots at him that all missed before retreating to join Matix in Grogan and Dove\u2019s car.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mireles somehow reached his feet, took out his Smith and Wesson 686, and approached the suspects while firing. Three of his shots struck Matix in the face, and his last hit Platt in the chest, ending the shootout.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Aftermath: FBI Miami Gunfight<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14546\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14546\" class=\"wp-image-14546 size-full\" title=\"ruger mini-14 used in the FBI Miami Shootout\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0782-Web.jpg\" alt=\"a photo of a ruger mini-14 used in the FBI Miami Shootout\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0782-Web.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0782-Web-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0782-Web-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wideners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC0782-Web-790x527.jpg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-14546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Ruger Mini-14 rifle, similar to the one used by Michael Platt in the infamous FBI Miami shootout.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the chaotic gunfight, over 140 bullets were discharged. Manauzzi sustained minor injuries from shotgun spray. All critical injuries resulted from Platt&#8217;s Ruger Mini-14 rifle, including the lethal shots to Grogan and Dove. Platt unleashed at least 40 rounds, while Matix used a shotgun once or twice. In addition, the pair fired three rounds from their .357 magnum revolvers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out of the ten individuals involved in the incident, nine sustained gunshot wounds. Matix was hit a total of six times; Platt suffered a staggering 12 bullet wounds. Agents McNeill, Hanlon, and Mireles faced severe injuries, with Manauzzi and Orrantia also wounded. Risner was the sole participant to emerge without an injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For his pivotal role in neutralizing the threat, Mireles received the distinguished FBI Medal of Valor\u2014the first in the Bureau&#8217;s history. Upon retirement in 2004, he penned<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/edmireles.com\/product\/fbi-miami-firefight\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FBI Miami Firefight: Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with his wife, Liz. The title signifies the event&#8217;s impact on the FBI, which led to critical revisions in training, operational tactics, and equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Changes In The Bureau<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the tragic FBI Miami shootout of 1986, the Bureau implemented significant changes. After scrutinizing the event, the FBI acknowledged the need for better firearms and improved agent body armor. This change led to the development of more effective handgun ammunition, capable of reliably stopping adversaries. Additionally, there was a shift towards more comprehensive firearms training, focusing on real-world scenarios to better prepare agents for the complexities of violent confrontations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One fateful April morning in 1986, the echo of gunfire shattered the serenity of Miami&#8217;s suburban streets as a harrowing event unfolded that would etch in the annals of American law enforcement history. The FBI Miami shootout, as it is now known, was not only a fierce exchange of bullets between federal agents and two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":14560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[2107,2108,1136,2109,2110,2111,2106,2116,2112,2117,2113,2114,296,2118,2115],"class_list":["post-14470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","tag-2107","tag-ed-mireles","tag-fbi","tag-fbi-agent","tag-fbi-miami-firefight","tag-fbi-miami-firefight-five-minutes-that-changed-the-bureau","tag-fbi-miami-shootout","tag-fort-campbell","tag-miami","tag-monte-carlo","tag-police-chase","tag-robbery","tag-ruger","tag-ruger-mini-14","tag-south-dixie-highway"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FBI Miami Shootout - Wideners Shooting, Hunting &amp; 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