Law enforcement officers load a casket into a vehicle, Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla. (WSVN-TV via AP)
(CN) — The FBI on Tuesday night mourned the shooting death of two South Florida agents, describing them as veterans of the bureau and key members of a division that tracks down sex offenders who prey on children.
FBI Special Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger were executing a search warrant early Tuesday morning at a Sunrise, Florida, apartment, when a man in the residence opened fire, fatally wounding them.
Three other FBI agents were injured in the shooting at the Water Terrace apartment complex. Two of them suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were transferred to a local hospital, the FBI said during an evening press conference.