The deadly shooting happened early Tuesday morning in a neighborhood in Sunrise, Fla. Author: Associated Press, 10 Tampa Bay Published: 8:42 AM EST February 2, 2021 Updated: 2:48 PM EST February 2, 2021
SUNRISE, Fla. Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded Tuesday after a standoff with a shooter in South Florida that forced people living nearby to huddle inside their homes as shots rang out and SWAT teams stormed an apartment building.
The confrontation in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Sunrise marked one of the bloodiest days in FBI history in South Florida and among the deadliest nationally as well.
The fallen agents have been identified as Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger.
Two FBI agents were shot to death in Florida as they served a warrant in a child pornography case. The slain agents were praised for the work in protecting exploited children.