The 1986 Miami FBI Shootout

This clip is from the 'made for TV' movie entitled "In The Line Of Duty" staring David Soul. On April 11, 1986 a firefight ensued between 8 FBI agents and 2 known murderers/bank robbers Michael Platt and William Matix. This is arguably the most documented and analyzed firearms shootout in modern history. Before the fight was over, FBI Special Agents Jerry Dove and Ben Grogan were killed by .223 gunshots from a Ruger mini-14 at the hands of Michael Platt. Platt himself had sustained 12 gun shot wounds (9mm, .38 and 00 shot) but continued to fight killing both Grogan and Dove. Toxicology reports on Platt and Matix found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in either man. This fire fight and the resulting aftermath were the genesis of the 10mm and .40 S&W rounds.

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• FBI
• Miami
• Shootout
• Firefight
• Ruger
• Mini-14
• 9mm
• .38
• .223

[10splitter]

@hardman476 Not presenting a threat? Seriously? Two agents were already dead, five others wounded including Edmundo himself, was he supposed to run over and determine how functional these two killers still were before deciding whether to continue using deadly force?

[Bizmark87]

@hardman476 Legally, if you ever present a deadly threat to a Federal Agent (even so much as pointing a firearm at them), any Federal agent is allowed by law to shoot and kill you.

For a reference to a situation that establishes this right, search in Google: "Cleveland heights: off duty fbi agent shoots teen robber"

First article, should be by WKYC, last two paragraphs tell you what you need to know.

Check the last two paragraphs.

[DubSouljah1991]

Its really sad, whenever the North Hollywood Shootout anniversery comes around, theres usually something on TV about it, but this shoouto I have never heard anything about it tv or the news nothing very tragic event and seems to have been almost forgotten. Very sad

[DubSouljah1991]

@gaminghero47 ok for a second It looked like you were referring to the agents

[gaminghero47]

@DubSouljah1991 Of course Im on the side of the FBI and when I say thugs I mean the people trying to kill the FBI.

[DubSouljah1991]

@gaminghero47 now when you say "these people" I certainly hope you dont mean the agents who gave their life to ensure the fact that more innocent werent hurt by those 2 monsters. You cant be gthat ignorant say they were a "bunch of thugs". please tell me your smarter then that.

[gaminghero47]

@TheOdelayhomes69 There's no honor in a situation like this, you are going in knowing your not gonna give mercy and you wont expect none in return. you are acting like they are the north going up against the south over land rights. These people are just a bunch of thugs that don't care who they hurt.

[TheOdelayhomes69]

@gaminghero47 If you live by the sword you die by the sword. Showing mercy is to ask for mercy in return, who knows you just may need it. It's a concept called honor and some people have been known to take pride in it.

[hifatpeople]

Oh my god i hate last stand. Pretty much everyone was using it.

[gaminghero47]

@hardman476 After your friends get killed and the guys who did it were still alive tell me if you are gonna be mercifull toward the people who did it

[turayde]

@70scarrestoguy your probably accurate, I'm not sure where the origins of the 10mm and 40 S&W came from however I know that the FBI predominately use these calibers due to this shootout.

[70scarrestoguy]

@turayde Actually the 10mm was developed in the late 70's from a shortened .30 cal rifle case. Norma ammo later made much of the test ammo.I think the 10mm was commercially available around 1983/1984. After Miami the FBI toyed with the 10mm & had the "10mm lite" 125gr load created.I've heard that S&W came up with the .40 Super for the FBI? supposedly originated from a cut down 10mm case.S&W mass produced the .40 S&W using small primer brass Fed Premium 10mm HS 180gr JHP has great stopping power.