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A character death due to poor gun maintenance was written into the plot of CSI: Miami
Despite his skill as a CSI, Speedle was habitually neglectful of gun maintenance ("Dispo Day"), which when it happened the second time around, contributed to his death when his gun jammed during a shootout ("Lost Son,").
Tim Speedle
Timothy 'Tim' "Speed" Speedle was a level 3 CSI in CSI: Miami. He was portrayed by Rory Cochrane. Like the rest of the team, Speedle was introduced in the backdoor pilot, Cross Jurisdictions where it was shown that he was something of a happy go lucky and energetic character who wasted no time...
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Despite his skill as a CSI, Speedle was habitually neglectful of gun maintenance ("Dispo Day"), which when it happened the second time around, contributed to his death when his gun jammed during a shootout ("Lost Son,").
Dispo Day
Dispo Day is the eighteenth episode in Season One of CSI: Miami. A truck carrying confiscated drugs to be burned is attacked which leaves the drugs stolen and the officer escort killed. The CSIs are under investigation because it is suspected that the attack was an inside job. Speed and two...
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- Having learned that Speed's gun jammed during the gunfight, Horatio gives him a gun cleaning kit as a late birthday present. This foreshadows Speed's death in "Lost Son" due to his gun malfunctioning from not cleaning it.