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February 2, 2021
In one of the more deadly incidents in FBI history, two agents were killed and three were wounded while carrying out a search warrant in Florida.
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In one of the more deadly incidents in the FBI s long history, two agents were killed and three were wounded while conducting a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, a few miles outside of Ft. Lauderdale.
The FBI s press office tells Newsy the search was in connection with “violent crimes against children.”
In a statement, the FBI Agents Association said the agents were there “to seize evidence in connection with suspected possession of child pornography.”
Two FBI agents were killed and three others were injured in a shootout with a suspect in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said in a statment.
Press Release
Sheriff Earnell R. Lucas Statement on the Deadly Assault on Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agents in Florida
Milwaukee, WI (February 2, 2021) Sheriff
Earnell R. Lucas issued the following statement on the deadly assault on FBI agents in Florida:
“I am deeply appalled and saddened by the deadly assault that took the lives of two FBI agents and injured three others.”
Earlier today, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents from the Miami Field Office were executing a federal court-ordered search warrant in a crimes against children investigation in Sunrise, Florida when the gunman opened fire. Two of the agents were treated for their injuries and are in stable condition, while another injured agent did not require hospitalization. The FBI released the names of the two agents killed. They are Special Agent