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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>Two FBI agents were shot dead during dawn raid on suspect in &#8216;violent&#8217; child exploitation case on Tuesday morning</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>Three other agents were injured while serving an arrest warrant at a home in Sunrise, Florida around 6am</strong> on Tuesday<strong> morning</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>FBI Director, Christopher Wray, identified two of the agents killed as Special Agents Daniel Alfin, 36, and Laura Schwartzenberger</strong>, 43</h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>Two of the injured agents are currently in stable conditions in hospital</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>The suspect was found dead after the standoff, when he barricaded himself inside the home &#8211; Authories believe he killed himself</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>The FBI said agents were serving a federal court-ordered search warrant at the time related to a &#8216;violent crimes against children case&#8217;</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#3d3435"><strong>Officers formed an honor guard as two stretchers covered with American flags were taken into the Broward Medical Examiner&#8217;s office</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370181"/><figcaption><strong>Heavy law enforceent presence in the Sunrise neighborhood just outside Fort Lauderdale after 6am following reports of the shooting involving FBI agents</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Two FBI ;agents have been shot dead in Florida and three others injured while serving a federal search warrant in a case involving violent crimes against children.<br>There team was executing the warrant against a suspect at the Water Terrace apartment complex on Reflections Boulevard, in a residential neighborhood in Sunrise just outside Fort Lauderdale, around 6am this morning as agents served the warrant in the child exploitation case. ;  ; ;<br>Two agents were killed and three others were injured. Two of the injured agents are currently in stable conditions in hospital.<br>Officials said the man being investigated, whose identity was not released, had apparently barricaded himself inside the complex and was found dead. A law enforcement official said it appeared that the man had killed himself before agents were able to arrest him.<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Fort-Lauderdale-raid-11.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370200"/><figcaption><strong>The target of the investigation, apparently barricaded himself inside the Water Terrace apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale. He was found dead after the stand off with law enforcement</strong>. <strong>Officers believe he ttook his own life</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the hours after the shooting, two stretchers covered with American flags were taken into the Broward Medical Examiner&#8217;s office. ;<br>Footage from ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://wsvn.com/news/local/at-least-one-person-dead-multiple-fbi-agents-injured-in-sunrise-shooting/">WSVN</a> ;showed officers forming an honor guard as the stretches were taken inside. ; ;<br>Christopher A. Wray, the F.B.I. director, ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/director-wrays-statement-regarding-agent-involved-shooting-in-florida">identified two of the agents</a> ;killed as Special Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger.<br>“Every day, F.B.I. special agents put themselves in harm’s way to keep the American people safe,” Mr. Wray said in a statement. “Special Agent Alfin and Special Agent Schwartzenberger exemplified heroism today in defense of their country. The F.B.I. will always honor their ultimate sacrifice and will be forever grateful for their bravery.”<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Laura-Schwartzenberger-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370288" width="589" height="659"/><figcaption><strong>Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger [photo], was shot dead Tuesday morning while serving the warrant in a case involving &#8216;violent crimes against children&#8217; in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Her colleague, Daniel Alfin, was also killed as the suspect opened fire on agents</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370180"/><figcaption><strong>A stretcher draped in an American flag is being loaded into an ambulance and escorted to the ;Broward Medical Examiner&#8217;s office in the hours after the shooting ;on Tuesday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, a 16-year veteran with the agency, was part of the violent crimes against children squad in the bureau’s Miami field office, court records show. <br>She was assigned to the Innocent Images National Initiative, a part of the F.B.I’s cyber crimes program established to combat the proliferation of images of child sexual abuse online.<br>Daniel Alfin, 36, who was assigned to the Miami Child Exploitation Task force joined the agency in 2009.<br>“We mourn the tragic loss of two of our F.B.I. colleagues who were killed today in the line of duty,” the acting U.S. Attorney General, Monty Wilkinson, said in a statement.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370179"/><figcaption><strong>Two FBI agents have been shot dead and three others injured while serving an arrest warrant to a child pornography suspect this morning at a home in Florida this morning</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-1.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-1.jpg"/><figcaption><strong>One of the slain agents is seen on a flag-draped stretcher arriving at the medical examiner&#8217;s office</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FBI said agents were serving a federal court-ordered search warrant at the time related to a &#8216;violent crimes against children case&#8217;. ;<br>FBI Agents Association President Brian O&#8217;Hare said the search was &#8220;to seize evidence in connection with suspected possession of child pornography.&#8221;<br>The agents knocked to announce their presence but got no answer. As soon as they breached the door the agents immediately took rifle fire, law enforcement sources told ABC News.<br>Authorities say the suspect had barricaded himself inside the home before opening fire. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370182"/><figcaption><strong>At least one FBI agent has been killed and several others injured while serving an arrest warrant this morning at a home in Sunrise, Florida that was related to a child porn investigation ;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida also offered condolences.<br>The F.B.I. squads that work crimes against children are considered some of the most difficult because of the disturbing and graphic nature of the cases. Agents typically review horrendous depictions of children being sexually exploited, images that are then shared with others online.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Atlanta-raid-6.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370183"/><figcaption><strong>A law enforcement source told the Miami Herald that one agent had been killed. Five agents in total were shot, including two that were &#8216;gravely wounded&#8217;, the source said</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Fort-Lauderdale-raid-9.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370190"/><figcaption><strong>Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the SWAT team, are still gathered at the scene of the shooting</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FBI-agents-killed-in-Fort-Lauderdale-raid-7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370189"/><figcaption><strong>Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the SWAT team, are still gathered at the scene of the shooting</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the SWAT team descended on the scene after the shooting. ;<br>Another large contingent of officers were seen gathered outside the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale where shooting victims were taken. ;<br>The Sunrise Police Department had earlier tweeted about the heavy police presence, noting that several roads were closed in the area.<br>They declared the scene safe just after 9am but told nearby residents that they were required to remain in their homes. ; ;</p>

Two FBI agents are killed in Fort lauderdale, three others are injured during dawn raid in ‘violent’ child exploitation case – Suspect kills himself after shooting agents from barricaded apartment
