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4. Upon receipt of notification from the SIPD that any of the enumerated predicate events have occurred, the appropriate FDLE Special Agent in Charge or designee will immediately implement an investigation pursuant to FDLE Procedures governing FDLE investigations of FDLE Officer Involved Shootings and In -Custody Death Incidents, which are incorporated herein by reference. FDLE, in conjunction with SIPD, will promptly coordinate the dispatch of the Critical incident Team together with the appropriate crime scene personnel, medical examiner personnel, State Attorney personnel and any additional law enforcement personnel which are required. FDLE will be the lead agency, in consultation with the State Attorney's Office, responsible for conducting all interviews and sworn statements of witnesses and subject officers. 5. FDLE will assume operational direction of investigations and forensic assistance or coordination initiated pursuant to this Memorandum of Understanding. FDLE may request the assistance of SIPD personnel or personnel from other law enforcement agencies. 6. The SIPD will retain overall direction and responsibility for any internal or administrative investigations initiated in response to the occurrence of any of the enumerated predicate events. However, the parties agree that the criminal investigative efforts take precedence over any internal or administrative investigations conducted by the SIPD. No documentation, whether internal report or statement authored or obtained by SIPD personnel involved in the subject incident that has been provided to the SIPD under order or policy, shall be provided, or its contents revealed, to the criminal investigative team or the prosecutor until such time as the criminal investigative team and the FDLE Office of General Counsel agree that the criminal investigation will not be adversely impacted by any potential for immunity that may attach to any such statement. The criminal investigative team and the FDLE Office of General Counsel may consult with the prosecutor to determine whether such statement may adversely impact any subsequent criminal prosecution. However, the criminal investigative team and the FDLE Office of General Counsel will make the final determination regarding use of such statements in FDLE's investigation. To help assure that the criminal investigation is not impeded or negatively affected by internal or administrative investigative efforts, the SIPD's internal or administrative investigation shall be initiated only after the criminal investigative efforts have been concluded or when otherwise specifically authorized by the FDLE's investigative team. 7. The parties agree that the SIPD may issue initial press statements acknowledging an incident, reporting the status of the law enforcement officer(s) involved in the incident, and referral to the investigative process. At the appropriate stage(s) of an investigation initiated under this Memorandum of Understanding, FDLE will forward copies of all investigative reports and investigative summaries to the State Attorney having jurisdiction over the case and to the SIPD for review. Transmittal of reports and summaries will be done so as to preserve any applicable exemptions from public disclosure and to maintain any confidentiality of information that may apply. Any press release related to investigative activities and responses to public records requests