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The 1986 FBI Miami shootout occurred on April 11, 1986, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. (the specific area was incorporated as Pinecrest in 1996), when a small group of field agents for the FBI attempted to apprehend William Russell Matix and Michael Lee Platt, who were suspected of committing a series of violent crimes in and around the Miami metropolitan area.
The film is about the 1986 FBI Miami shootout that occurred on April 11, 1986. Two former army buddies, Mike Platt (played by David Soul) and Bill Matix (Michael Gross), commit a series of murders and bank robberies in Miami, Florida; a group of FBI agents led by Benjamin Grogan (), is designated to carry out the investigation.
The 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. [4] [5] [10]
1986 gunfight between FBI officers and two violent bank robbers outside Miami led to reforms for both federal and local law enforcement agencies.
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.He was awarded the Medal of Valor (FBI Medal of Valor), and elected the Police Officer of the Year.
In one of the more deadly incidents in the FBI's long history, two agents were killed and three were wounded while conducting a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, a few miles outside of Ft ...
A 23-year-old Miami gang member could spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty this week of fatally shooting someone who drove by his house and of firing shots at an ...
1986 FBI Miami shootout: Dade County: April 11, 1986: 4: 5: Shootout between robbers and FBI agents 1987 Palm Bay shooting: Palm Bay: April 23, 1987: 6: 14: Mass shooting: James Edward Pough: Jacksonville: June 17–18, 1990: 11: 6: Shooting spree: Killing of Rigoberto Alpizar: Miami-Dade County: December 7, 2005: 1: 0: Fatal shooting of ...