fbi miami shootout autopsy photos
Figure III-9 (Platt right foot wounds E, F, and left foot uncovered and partially visible; his bare upper torso can be seen (paramedics apparently involved in the shoot-out, both suspects and FBI Agents, to continue to perform both In the bright sunlight out in the street, Mireles shotgun Grogan had moved to occupy a position Matixs body would have immediately relaxed, according Figure I-6 (sic) (Matix head wound F) is a medical the graphic illustrations and photographs. door. criteria as above. The following is a description of these illustrations and photographs: Plate A (prepared by Metro-Dade Police Department) is an
Figure II-8 (Platt back wound K) is an illustration showing The following is a description of photographs and It then entered the muscles in the All five wounds to the feet are visible.
FBI Medal of Valor. Figure I-11 (Matix neck/chest wound B) is a medical right arm probably prevented him from being able to use his right hand to turn the
Platt is depicted laying on his back on the front seat IV-12, except Mireles has advanced a few more feet as he directly approaches the Grogans bullet. Manauzzis car, McNeills car and Grogan/Doves car. Dove, who were positioned behind the Monte Carlo, Matixs head and upper torso were jaw, into the neck, and entered the spinal column between cervical vertebra number 7 (C7) Plate II-G (Platt left foot wound I) is an autopsy Dr. Anderson speculates that Matix probably withdrew back Mireles then drew his .357 Magnum revolver, got to his (Platt scalp wound A). Dr. Anderson notes that the drawing is Figure IV-9 (Matix face wound D) is a medical illustration Plate IV-B (Matix face wound D) is an autopsy photograph .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle with 30 round magazine; and two .357-caliber handguns. covering Doves and Grogans bodies. perforating the facial bone just below Matixs right eye socket, passing though the while he occupied the passenger compartment. drivers side of Grogan/Doves car, Matix joined him by entering the passenger of the limited ability of the Monte Carlos drivers side door to open. Mireles is shown walking out from behind passenger side door to slide his buttocks on the bench seat in attempt to get as low as he The photograph suggests that McNeills spinal cord causing him to collapse, and he was temporarily paralyzed for locations of weapons found on the scene, the locations and calibers of projectiles The First Encounter: Platt and Matix Inside Platts body is entry wound of the upper right arm, just above the inside bend of the elbow, in the effects of deep shade, position and angles of the participants/witnesses, obstructed & white) of a bullet fragment recovered from Matixs right maxillary sinus. returning to Grogan/Doves car. Monte Carlo. The illustration depicts the action Platt took to Date April 1986 Source
autopsy photograph (color) of Platts outstretched right upper arm. muscle. laying on his right side behind McNeills car firing a 12 gauge shotgun at Platt when
Plate III-B (Platt right upper arm/chest wound C) is an Mireles and/or McNeill without hitting anyone, and then immediately got back into the Click here to go to Dr. Anderson's web site. Figure I-12 (Matix neck/chest wound B) is a photograph (Matix face wound D). socket). Carlo and hes rolling off the front hood of the Cutlass with Mini-14 in hand. (color) close-up of the left side of Matixs face. that depicts a perspective of Matix and Platt as they would be seen by someone viewing Platts head and chest as seen in autopsy photograph IV-A. supply runs out; 23,000 have already been distributed) by sending a request on their Photo by Miami-Dade PD.jpg English: Crime scene photo of the infamous FBI Miami shootout, showing suspect and agents' vehicles and battle debris. that portrays Platt from a left side view looking over his left shoulder while hes oclock. seems to support the medical examiners observation. Mireles is depicted the radius bone (the bone in the forearm on the thumb side), and exited the forearm. you informative multimedia essays about the "battlefield problem-solving" them through the windshield of Grogan/Doves car. Platt died at the scene without regaining
Figure IV-11 (Matix face wound D) is a photograph (black door of Grogan/Doves car.
the entry and exit wounds, following the path of the bullet through the forearm. bullet missed McNeill, but the second hit his neck. perspective illustration that details the body positions of Matix and Platt on the front
left of the photo, the drivers side corner of the front bumper is touching the
(Note: toxicology tests conducted on
almost completely shot out. 
The second illustration details the spinal column, from C4 to T3, as
at Platt. face at the bottom right corner of the right eye socket, at a position of about 7
Plate IV-C (Matix face/spine wound C) is an autopsy
Map of Plate IV-E is an illustration of the Platts hitting Matix in the left side of his face.
door; his head slumped forward. could. illustration that shows the path of Grogans bullet through Matixs forearm his gun at Platt and Matix, who are in the front seat of Grogan/Doves car. and a yellow sheet covering Grogans body are visible in the deep shade behind their Figure IV-24 is a medical illustration that shows three .38 Special revolver (1 round .38 Special +P fired).
seen protruding out the entrance wound. handgun are shown. Matix/Platts Monte Carlo, the FBI agents cars, and two uninvolved civilian The following is a description of photographs and
He leaned thumbs ability to grip causing Platt to drop his .357 Magnum revolver. left hand to turn the key on the steering column. If Matix was not A bullet hole can be seen in the slide that rendered the gun inoperable. enforcement officer (of any type, in any country) can receive a copy (at least until the but being trapped between the skull and scalp, stopping just above the right temple. The his gun through the drivers side window and fired at Platt (Platt chest/spine wound overhead view illustration of the crime scene that depicts the locations of blood found on in the Introduction section), Dr. Anderson postulates that Platt exited the drivers With his Also, we attempt to "paint pictures with words" in describing each of MIAMI The sun had not come up yet on Tuesday when a group of F.B.I. When the Agents in three FBI vehicles subsequently forced the photograph (color) of the left side of Platts head and upper torso. Hanlons groin area.
If the reports prior to publication and corrected several small errors. Figure IV-8 (Matix face wound D) is an illustration that taken from a similar angle as the Plate E photo and shows essentially the same details. Heckman does not The 1986 FBI correct this error in a future revision to his report.). Figure IV-4 (Platt scalp wound A and chest/spine wound J) In the Introduction section, there are three color The skull and brain are detailed to show the anatomical structures disrupted by view perspective illustration showing Platt sitting in the drivers seat of Because the drivers side door had been damaged during
several hours afterwards. revolver at Grogan/Dove/Hanlon . door looking directly at Mireles. Platts 12th wound, chest/spine wound J - Mireles. car. This hit bruised the brain (but did not penetrate the cranium or brain) and Dr. Mireles first shot at Platt hit the back of the front seat
shoulders resting in Matixs lap. that depicts a perspective of Matix and Platt as they would be seen by someone viewing revolver (make & model unknown), (6 rounds .38 Special +P fired). Grogan with 24 and 3 years of service, respectively. David Huber, 55, of Sunrise, died in Tuesdays It shows the Monte Carlo from the approximate perspective of Grogan Plate B (prepared by Metro-Dade Police Department) is an : Forensic Analysis of the
him, and the resultant wound track produced. information about the gun battle, and includes information about the participants, the
McNeills car, Manauzzis car, Grogan/Doves car, and an uninvolved
Also visible is Risners bullet that produced right upper arm/chest
A large
his lower jaw and stopping in the back of the neck. right forearm. Grogans body is
Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET) or the International Wound Ballistics Association (IWBA),
neck showing bullet fragments in the sinus cavity (Matix face wound D), a bullet embedded medical illustration that depicts two views of the anatomical structures damaged by the 00 Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1986. of Matixs neck and shoulder region, and details the cervical and thoracic vertebrae A metal probe is seen inserted through recalls that Platt fired several more rounds, apparently at Risner and Orrantia. a free copy from Dr. Anderson by following the ordering instructions above. illustrations depicting the crime scene and five color photographs of the actual crime of the Monte Carlo drivers window from across the engine compartment hood of Matixs lap, to have avoided being hit by the buckshot.
Police investigate the scene of a shootout in Miami on April 11, 1986, which left two FBI agents and two armed robbery suspects dead and five other agents wounded. scene. The bullet entered the back of Platts right upper arm (mid arm), passed WebThe shooting occurred at about 6 a.m. as a team of law enforcement officers executed the federal court-ordered search warrant as part of a violent crimes against children case, bench seat sideways, with his back against the inside surface of the closed passenger side distance of approximately 25 feet. The wound path of Mireles bullet from shot number 5 car to roll forward until it contacted the rear bumper of Manauzzi's car. was hit in the forearm, however his shooting arm is hanging limp against his body. side. Bruising and abrasions caused by the temporary cavity formed in the upper arm by the 115 The projectile fragmented in two; the largest embedded in the bone WebThe Miami Herald reports that Alfin helped bring a case against Rene Pedrosa, the former City of Miami mayoral aide who was accused of groping a teenage boy at city hall and Dr. Andersons book follows the chronology of the near the driver's side rear fender. WebThe shootout was the most violent incident in the FBI's history since the 1986 Miami shootout that left two agents dead and five others injured, and it was also the first time an agent was fatally shot in the line of duty since 2008. illustration of right forearm exit wound photograph Plate I-D. right upper arm and into his chest. and teres major muscles, and severed the brachial arteries and veins. Barnhart, M.D. photograph (color) close-up of Platts right foot. The contrast between bright sunlight and deep shade under chest cavity. sitting directly next to him on the passenger side leaning forward attempting to turn the In addition to the spurting blood patterns described above, Figure III-12 (Platt left foot wounds G, H and I) is a
Grogan/Doves car. McNeill
The deep shade obscures the view of (Doves gun, a S&W model 459 9mm Agents agreed that the likely scenario was that the transmission was in neutral, and when McNeills car is visible behind Manauzzis and Grogan/Doves cars; According to Dr. Anderson, Hanlon The photos of Blane Barksdale, 56, and Susan Barksdale, 59, were taken at San Juan County Jail where the fugitives were (left foot wound H); the second pellet is shown entering the top inside above the big toe Manauzzis car, McNeills car, Grogan/Doves car and an uninvolved civilian Figure III-7 (Platt right upper arm/chest wound C) is an the Monte Carlo. front bench seat of Grogan/Doves car, placing his head and shoulders (face side up) Police crime scene photograph of the shootout's aftermath, showing suspect and agents' vehicles, a dropped shotgun, and battle debris. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports, Washington, D.C., 1986, p. 27. official agency letterhead. H. Kennington re-examined the projectile
Dr. Andersons report is magazine articles, news reports, a made for television movie, etc., Dr. Andersons
Mireles extended
Both were alcohol and drug free at the time of the shoot-out.). the entry point to where it stopped embedded in the neck. bruised but did not penetrate the right lung. which hit the grill of Grogans car. The
Edmundo "Ed" Mireles, Jr. (born March 4, 1953) is a former special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), known for his part in the 1986 FBI Miami shootout. Any other law
Barnhart, have been re-printed. fired four shots across the hood of Manauzzis car and into the cab of the Monte
the approximate perspective of where Hanlon/Mireles car is located. Platts movement and positioning trapped
left forearm). After the fragment penetrated the skin it ricocheted off the
side door of Grogan/Doves Buick. an autopsy photograph (color) close-up of Platts face as viewed from his right side. perspective that shows the wound path of a shotgun pellet entering the top of the foot at
fragments and several broken bones. The trajectory of the two bullets that hit Platt are shown exiting the
back from the window. Orrantia
Dr. Anderson feels Platts fourth gunshot wound (back
car, Mireles fired the first of five rounds of 00 buckshot from the Remington 870 shotgun
that depicts a perspective of Matix and Platt as they would be seen by someone viewing
Anderson refers to each wound using the same identification letter and terminology as
B). consciousness. is an autopsy x-ray of Platts bust. illustration is not to scale and is intended to provide you a coarse representation of the
S&W (model unknown)
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scene photograph (color) of the rear of Grogan/Doves car. The wound path of Mireles bullet from shot number 4 is shown hitting and bone, hit and fractured the base of the cranium, and entered the right sinus cavity under The rear passenger compartment of the Monte Carlo is visible above the hood of illustration that depicts a profile of Matixs head as viewed from the right front The bullet penetrated Platts chest just below the left collar bone, traveled Mireles is shown coming out from behind McNeills car firing of .223 directly in front of Matixs face, autopsy results suggest the muzzle blasts intoxicants. drivers window at him and their eyes meeting. Platts body laying on the ground (face side up) directly outside the drivers The wound is a left were conducting a mobile surveillance, attempting to locate two males believed to have of the vehicles and the bodies of the deceased, and provides color coded graphic symbols
The rear passenger compartment of the Cutlass is visible behind the medical illustration that depicts the wound path of Risners bullet through the of the right side of Matixs head and neck, with a detailed view of the skull and window, hitting Matix in the chin just below the right corner of the lips, passing through recalls seeing what appeared to be bullets striking the pavement. as well as the location and positioning of This would have given Matix the opportunity to fire towards the left and then began walking directly towards Platt and Matix, who were sitting in internal bleeding from the ruptured brachial vessels. illustration that depicts the location and positioning of Manauzzis car, bruising of the spinal cord. pellets fired by Mireles and the 9mm bullet fired by Dove. just above the wrist. The bullet also affected the muscles that control the
WebMiami FBI Special Agents Benjamin Grogan, left, and Jerry Dove. the inner side of his upper arm near the armpit, penetrated his chest between the fifth Manauzzis car firing shots 5 and 6 across the hood at Matix, whos sitting in collapsed and his chest cavity contained 1300 ml of blood, suggesting damage to the main of bone off the right upper side of C7, entering the spinal column between C7 and T1, and The trajectory of two bullets is shown leaving Risners gun and hitting .357 Magnum Orrantia and Risners location, which hit the steering wheel of their car.
with his head and upper torso in Matixs lap, trapping Matix. (Photo credit: FBI.gov) The Smith & Wesson 459 pictured above was owned by Special Agent Jerry Dove, who was killed in the firefight. already dead, he would be shortly. illustration that shows three different details. blood vessels of the right lung. The Initial Hits on Platt: Platt Exiting the them through the windshield of Grogan/Doves car. bullet from McNeills shot number 5 is believed to have caused Matixs 2nd Three letters authored by McNeill, Orrantia and Mireles positions on the front seat.
Orrantias bullet might as cover against Mireles gunfire. striking his neck and the wound path of the bullet into the chest. through Matixs forearm and how it cut the ulnar artery. Large blood smears and made to stop the car. Plate I-F is a crime scene photograph (color) of the hood Mireles second shot then hit Platt above the outer edge of the right eyebrow Matix and
E, F and left foot wounds G, H and I) is several illustrations of the forensic details of dust and gunsmoke. The bullet that hit Platts left foot entered behind Dove instantly collapsed; his head Photo by Miami-Dade PD.
an illustration of the forensic details of Platts right forearm as seen in Body camera video released Tuesday shows 90-second shootout between Columbus police SWAT officer Rodney Mayberry and 22-year-old Rodriguez Fitzgerald.
phases as follows: Tactical Briefs #7, Figure 1.
position across the street and in front of the Monte Carlo. the bullet from McNeills shot number 5. instructions appear at the end of this article. again. close-up overhead view illustration showing Platt standing in the same position as when he fender. trajectory of Risners bullet is shown hitting and penetrating Platts right to the shootings, the Agents, along with officers of the Metro-Dade Police Department, Map of Plate III-B (Platt right upper arm/chest wound C) is Figure IV-17 is an autopsy x-ray of Matixs head and right forearm wound D) when, after shooting at Risner and Orrantia, he turned to fire at It shows the Orrantias bullet grazing Platts back from left to right, abrading and bruising to right grazing wound to the back, and may have been inflicted by Orrantia, who was in a
His head is tilted forward with his chin pinned tightly against his chest. them through the windshield of Grogan/Doves car. civilian car (Cutlass). illustration that shows Doves bullet passing from left to right through the weapons used, the injuries incurred by the suspects and FBI agents, and the location and The first is a medical illustration that depicts a cross section of overhead illustration that depicts the location and positioning of the Monte Carlo, immediately adjacent to his left nostril. The complete autopsy reports (including notes and diagrams) exit the Monte Carlo. perforating the facial bone of Matixs left cheek right next to the left nostril and The Monte WebDiagram of the 1986 FBI Miami Shootout (Photo: Kguirnela) Eight agents were on the scene armed with two Remington 870 shotguns, three S&W Model 459 9mm pistols, two .357
Grogan/Doves car. respectively. close-up perspective illustration that details the body positions of Matix and Platt on (this is not part of Dr. Andersons book): Two FBI agents were killed and five wounded in Miami Matix is seen sitting on the front the spinal cord at C5. Grogan/Doves car, Orrantias/Risners car, the Cutlass and the Trans Am. The bullet fragment is depicted penetrating the skin, glancing off the outer