FBI agents killed in Florida had history of pursuing child-porn cases
Both Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger had a distinguished history of investigating child pornography and sexual exploitation cases in South Florida.
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Law enforcement officers gather near where a shooting killed two FBI agents and wounded three others on Tuesday in Sunrise. [ MARTA LAVANDIER | AP ]
By By Aaron Leibowitz, David Ovalle and Jay Weaver, Miami Herald
Published Feb. 3
The two FBI agents fatally shot while serving a warrant Tuesday morning in Sunrise were Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, both of whom had a distinguished history of investigating child pornography and sexual exploitation cases in South Florida.
FBI agent killed in shooting previously investigated massive child porn case with SWFL ties N dea Yancey-Bragg, Kevin Johnson and Jake Allen, Naples Daily News
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An FBI agent killed in a Tuesday shooting near Miami previously investigated a case with Southwest Florida ties, involving one of the world’s largest child pornography websites.
Two FBI agents were killed and three were wounded in the shooting when they arrived to search an apartment in a separate child pornography case in Sunrise. The suspect is believed to have killed himself.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 3, 2021
New details are coming out about the fatal shooting of two FBI agents who were serving a search warrant in a child pornography case. Five agents were shot as they approached a home in Sunrise, Florida. Two agents,
Daniel Alfin and
Laura Schwartzenberger, were killed, and three others were wounded. It was the first time since 2008 that an FBI agent was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Two of the agents were shot multiple times. They were rushed to the hospital and are in stable condition. The third agent who was shot did not require hospitalization.
By Bill Galluccio
Feb 3, 2021
New details are coming out about the fatal shooting of two FBI agents who were serving a search warrant in a child pornography case. Five agents were shot as they approached a home in Sunrise, Florida. Two agents,
Daniel Alfin and
Laura Schwartzenberger, were killed, and three others were wounded. It was the first time since 2008 that an FBI agent was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Two of the agents were shot multiple times. They were rushed to the hospital and are in stable condition. The third agent who was shot did not require hospitalization.
Two FBI agents who were killed in Florida are being praised for their heroism as investigators review what happened during the shootout.
The agents were shot while serving a warrant in a child exploitation case early Tuesday, according to the FBI. The deceased suspect was identified as David Huber, 55, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The suspect started shooting and barricaded himself inside a residence at the Water Terrace apartment complex, according to Otishia Browning-Smith, a spokeswoman for the Sunrise Police Department.
Authorities are investigating whether the suspect had cameras rigged at the apartment to provide an outside view of people who might be approaching at the time of the incident said the source, who is not authorized to comment publicly. The suspect died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, said a person familiar with the matter.