Retired Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Ed Mireles will discuss his career and book, FBI Miami Firefight – Five Minutes that Changed the Bureau, at North Campus, 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., Room 2151 on March 6 at 10 a.m.
Mireles is famous for his direct involvement in the 1986 Miami Shootout that left four men dead and five others wounded in a gun battle. He was awarded the FBI Medal of Valor in 1990 and elected Police Officer of the Year by International Association of Chiefs of Police in 1986.
The event is a collaborative effort between the Miami Dade College School of Justice and the South Florida Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Lugo Martinez at (305) 237-1194 or elugomar@mdc.edu.
