The film is about a real event 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 F.B.I. agents led by Benjamin Grogan ( Ronny Cox ) , is designated to carry out the investigation . The story concludes with one of the bloodiest clashes in FBI history , the 1986 FBI Miami shootout
1986 FBI Miami shootout
1986 FBI Miami shootout
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders