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| FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida |
| 2021-02-03 |
| SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded in a shooting that erupted on Tuesday when they arrived to search an apartment in a child pornography case, a confrontation that marked one of the bloodiest days in FBI history. The suspect is believed to have killed himself. The violence forced residents in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Sunrise to huddle inside their homes as a SWAT team stormed the apartment building and police helicopters circled overhead. FBI Director Christopher A. Wray identified the two slain agents as Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, both of whom specialized in investigating crimes against children. Two of the wounded agents were taken to hospitals to be treated and were in stable condition, said Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock. The third did not require hospitalization, Wray said. Based on a preliminary investigation, federal officials believe the suspect fatally shot himself, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. The person cautioned that an official cause of death has not yet been determined and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly. The shooting happened around 6 a.m. in a middle-class neighborhood of single family homes, duplexes and apartment buildings located west of Fort Lauderdale, near the Everglades. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #8 My take. If the FBI had leadership that were focused on their jobs instead of being politically partisan 6 agents would not have been shot. So many things wrong with that 6am knock! |
| Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-02-03 22:41 |
| #7 When you have bad guys willing to die rather than be arrested or served, all bets are off when it comes to safety. The Sunrise event was totally unexpected and the '86 a bit less so. |
| Posted by: jack salami 2021-02-03 13:45 |
| #6 The real headline is a two FBI agents were doing their job |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2021-02-03 13:21 |
| #5 Have the lessons of 1986 been forgotten? Despite the FBI's obsessive culture of "the Bureau is a family," It would be interesting to know how many agents started their day Tuesday mindful of the '86 shootout anniversary. You'd never get an honest answer now, but I'm going to bet many newer agents were oblivious to it even though it was drilled into their heads at the academy. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-03 13:01 |
| #4 So much child pr0n & p*dophilia around; what is wrong with people? suspect fatally shot himself, - like Epstein hung himself? |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2021-02-03 11:05 |
| #3 Have the lessons of 1986 been forgotten? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2021-02-03 08:10 |
| #2 35th anniversary of the Miami bank robbery shootout. Coincidence, no doubt, but sunny Florida sure has been hard on the bureau in that respect. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-02-03 07:48 |
| #1 The person cautioned that an official cause of death has not yet been determined Covid-19 |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-02-03 06:47 |