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.
FBI Says 2 Agents Killed, 3 Wounded in South Florida While Serving Warrant; Suspect Dead By Spectrum News Staff and Associated Press Florida UPDATED 2:17 PM ET Feb. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:01 AM ET Feb. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:01 AM EST Feb. 02, 2021
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SUNRISE, Fla. Two FBI agents are dead and three agents were wounded in a shooting on Tuesday morning while serving a federal search warrant in a child exploitation case in South Florida, the FBI said, who added that the subject was also fatally shot.
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Shooting happened at about 6 a.m. in Sunrise
Agents Daniel Alfin, Laura Schwartzenberger were killed
Suspect barricaded himself inside home; officials say he is dead
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Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, were killed in Sunrise, Florida on Tuesday morning in a dawn raid
The pair were killed and three injured while serving the warrant in a case involving child porn and violent crimes against children
The shooting unfolded at an apartment complex where the man suspected of possessing child porn lived
He watched the agents arrive through his doorbell camera and then opened fire in what is being described as an ambush
One of the two FBI agents who was killed Tuesday in a Florida shooting is a graduate of Northeastern University. James Alan Fox, a Northeastern criminology professor, tells NewsCenter 5 that FBI Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger graduated from the school in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Sign up for our Newsletters A spokesperson for the university confirmed that Schwartzenberger is a Northeastern graduate..