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crashed his police SUV. He wasn’t hurt. Still, he had to find a way to get to the apartment building where Vargas lived. He called his wife. “When she arrived, I put my bulletproof vest and my rifles in her car and left immediately,” Garcia told the Miami Herald . “Despite everything, I had to go to the shooting scene as soon as possible.” Where Is Vargas? Police had already set up a command post by the time Garcia, López-Cao, and the other SWAT team members arrived. As commanders discussed their next move, police looked down from a helicopter that hovered overhead. Vargas wasn’t on the roof. No one knew where he was. Members of the SWAT team,

When SWAT teams assemble for an assignment, they always meet to coordinate their efforts.

Garcia and López-Cao included, suited up. They put on their body armor and made sure their weap- ons were loaded. SWAT com- mander Hubert Ruiz was puzzled. Where could Vargas be hiding?

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