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McNeill: S&W M19-3 .357 Magnum revolver, 2-inch barrel (6 rounds .38 Special +P fired). ....
Mireles: Remington M870 12 gauge shotgun (5 rounds 2 3/4 inch 00 buckshot fired),
.357 Magnum revolver (make & model unknown), (6 rounds .38 Special +P fired). ....
Dove: S&W M459 9mm automatic pistol (20 rounds fired). ...
McNeill’s bullet hit him, producing head wound F. The bullet hit Matix just forward of his right ear, below the temple, shattered the cheek bone, hit and fractured the base of the cranium, and entered the right sinus cavity under the eye. This hit bruised the brain (but did not penetrate the cranium or brain) and Dr. Anderson believes it most probably knocked Matix instantly unconscious. ... McNeill’s sixth shot hit Matix, causing the third wound, right neck/chest wound B. ... Dr. Anderson feels this wound would have ultimately been fatal, due to the severed blood vessels. Bleeding from this injury during the next 2-3 minutes caused almost a liter of blood to accumulate in the chest cavity. However, for the next minute, it is believed that Matix slumped over onto his back and lay unconscious on the front seat of the Monte Carlo.
II. The Initial Hits on Platt: Platt Exiting the Monte Carlo
Platt’s 1st gunshot wound (right upper arm/chest wound B) - Dove ...
At autopsy, Platt’s right lung was completely collapsed and his chest cavity contained 1300 ml of blood, suggesting damage to the main blood vessels of the right lung. Dr. Anderson believes that Platt’s first wound (right upper arm/chest wound B) was unsurvivable, and was the primary injury responsible for Platt’s death. ...
Mireles then drew his .357 Magnum revolver, got to his feet, moved laterally about 15 feet parallel with the street, clear of McNeill’s car, and then began walking directly towards Platt and Matix, who were sitting in Grogan/Dove’s car. Mireles fired six rounds of .38 Special +P from his revolver. Mireles revolver shots 1 and 2 were fired at Platt, shots 3, 4 and 5 at Matix, and shot 6 at Platt. Five of the six bullets hit Platt or Matix. ...
Mireles’ fourth bullet (Matix face/spine wound C)... ....severed the spinal cord at the base of T1.
sixth and final shot. Mireles extended his gun through the driver’s side window and fired at Platt (Platt chest/spine wound J)... ...stopped in the fifth cervical vertebra (C5), where it bruised the spinal cord... ...Mireles’ sixth and final shot ended the gunfight.
Dr. Anderson’s book follows the chronology of the gunfight and addresses each of Matix’s and Platt’s wounds in the chronological order in which each was inflicted. He has broken the gunfight down into four distinct phases as follows:
I. The first encounter: Platt and Matix inside the Monte Carlo
(estimated duration: approximately 1 minute)
II. The initial hits on Platt: Platt exiting the Monte Carlo
(estimated duration: several seconds)
III. Platt’s devastating attack: Platt outside the Monte Carlo
(estimated duration: approximately 1½ minutes)
IV. The final fusillade: Platt and Matix in Grogan/Dove’s car
(estimated duration of approximately 1½ - 2 minutes).