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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>Two FBI agents were shot dead by divorced IT expert, 55, during child porn raid on his Florida apartment </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, and Special Agent Daniel Alfin, 36, died trying to execute a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida early Tuesday</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>IT consultant David Lee Huber, 55, has been identified as the suspect who shot dead the two FBI agents during the raid for a child porn case</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>Huber, armed with an assault-style rifle, lay in wait for the agents and opened fire on them through his door after tracking them on his doorbell camera</strong> </h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>It is not yet clear if the agency knew the suspect was heavily armed or if they underestimated his response to the raid</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#322d2d"><strong>The child porn suspect is believed to have killed himself after barricading inside the apartment</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel-Alfin-right-and-Laura-Schwartzenberger-left-2.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Daniel-Alfin-right-and-Laura-Schwartzenberger-left-2.jpg"/><figcaption><strong>Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger[left] and Special Agent Daniel Alfin, [right] died trying to execute a search warrant at an apartment in Sunrise, just outside Fort Lauderdale, early Tuesday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The images of the two FBI agents shot dead during a Florida raid have now been released , as it&#8217;s revealed the child porn suspect who killed them is a 55-year-old ;computer expert and divorcee who lived alone.<br>Special Agents Daniel Alfin, 36, and Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, died trying to execute a search warrant at an apartment in Sunrise, just outside Fort Lauderdale, early Tuesday. ;<br>David Lee Huber was the target of a federal search warrant in a child pornography case, law enforcement officials say.<br>Huber, who was armed with an assault-style rifle, lay in wait for the FBI agents and opened fire on them through his unopened door after observing them through the doorbell camera. ;<br>He is believed to have killed himself after barricading himself in the apartment. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/David-Lee-Huber-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370335" width="571" height="667"/><figcaption><strong>Suspect: David Lee Huber, [photo], the target of a federal search warrant in a child pornography case, armed with an assault-style rifle, lay in wait for the FBI agents and opened fire on them through his unopened door after observing them through the doorbell camera ;</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Florida court records show Huber with only minor traffic violations. He had no listing as a sex offender and no Florida prison record. ;<br>Records show he owned computer consulting businesses from 2008 until last year. Broward County records show he was divorced in 2016. ;<br>The FBI has not officially confirmed if Huber was the suspect, maintaining that they were not releasing his identity until relatives were informed. ;<br>The confrontation on Tuesday marked one of the bloodiest days in FBI history. ;<br>The FBI has so far released very few details about the deadly shooting and a number of questions remain unanswered as to how a search warrant, which agents carry out regularly, went so awry. ;<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Laura-Schwartzenberger-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370330"/><figcaption><strong>David Lee Huber shot himself behind the barricade after he shot Special Agents Laura Schwartzenberger [photo] and Daniel Alfin</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The suspect, who was armed with an assault-style rifle, lay in wait for the FBI agents and opened fire on them through his unopened door after observing them through the doorbell camera.<br>It is not yet clear if the agency knew the suspect was heavily armed or if they underestimated his response to the raid. ;<br>It also isn&#8217;t clear if agents announced themselves at the door or if they lost their element of surprise. ; ;<br>Retired FBI agent Richard Kolko told ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/03/former-fbi-agent-richard-kolko-shooting-sunrise/">CBS Miami ;</a>that something obviously went &#8216;awfully wrong&#8217;. ;<br>&#8216;Getting that many agents caught up in the line of fire – something really went wrong and they&#8217;re going to break that all down,&#8217; Kolko said. ;<br>He said the planning phase of executing a search warrant is meticulous. ; ; ; ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel-Alfin-left-and-Laura-Schwartzenberger-right-1.jpg" alt="This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Daniel-Alfin-left-and-Laura-Schwartzenberger-right-1.jpg"/><figcaption><strong>The suspect, who was armed with an assault-style rifle, lay in wait for the FBI agents and opened fire on them through his unopened door after observing them through the doorbell camera, killing Special Agents Alfin [left], and Schwartzenberger [right], before turning the gun on hiself</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SWAT-vehicle-crashed-through-barricades-at-the-David-Lee-Hubers-apt-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370343"/><figcaption>SWAT vehicle crashed through barricades at the David Lee Huber&#8217;s apt 1</figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FBI has so far released very few details about the deadly shooting and a number of questions remain unanswered. ;The only official comments have come from George Piro, the head of the FBI&#8217;s Miami field office, who said agents &#8216;meticulously plan&#8217; and carry out search warrants almost every dayFBI says Florida shooting is &#8216;dark day&#8217; for organization.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/George-Piro-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370344"/><figcaption>The Sunrise shooting is a &#8216;dark day&#8217; for the organization said George Piro had of the Florida <strong>field office, while observing that FBI agents &#8216;meticulously plan&#8217; and carry out search warrants almost every day</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The FBI has so far released very few details about the deadly shooting and a number of questions remain unanswered. ;The only official comments have come from George Piro, the head of the FBI&#8217;s Miami field office, who said agents &#8216;meticulously plan&#8217; and carry out search warrants almost every day.<br>&#8216;It basically covers every contingency: radios, hospitals, route of entry, routes of egress, all kinds of things are going into a very complex plan,&#8217; he said. ;<br>&#8216;That has to be signed by a supervisor, or above, and then they execute the plan early in the morning. That&#8217;s the best time to try to arrest someone.<br>&#8216;Clearly something went awfully, awfully wrong.&#8217; ; ;<br>The shooting unfolded around 6am on Tuesday in the middle-class neighborhood of single family homes, duplexes and apartment buildings. ; ;<br>Agents went to the first-floor apartment to execute a federal court-ordered warrant related to a case involving child porn and what they described as &#8216;violent crimes against children&#8217;. ;<br>They were trying to seize the suspects computer, as well as any other evidence, related to the investigation. Sources say the FBI had found an IP address for the suspect&#8217;s computer on an internet service provider and linked it to that address. ;<br>The FBI has not released any details about what the man was being investigated for or what they suspected was on his computer.<br>Sources told the ;<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article248942479.html">Miami Herald</a> ;that the suspect tracked the arrival of agents through his doorbell camera. ;<br>He opened fire on them through the door with an assault-style rifle before they could even get inside the apartment. ;<br>&#8216;There are several huge holes in the door going outward,&#8217; a law enforcement official said. ; ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Daniel-Alfin-right-and-Laura-Schwartzenberger-left-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370351"/><figcaption><strong>Schwartzenberger [left], a 16-year veteran with the agency worked out of the Miami office with the violent crimes against children unit. ;Alfin, [right], who joined in 2009 also investigated child exploitation cases, had previously worked at FBI headquarters handling major cases involving violent crimes against children</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>Schwartzenberger, 43, had been an agent with the FBI since December 2005 and worked in the Miami field office on a squad of agents handling violent crimes against children, according to court records. <br>Her work primarily focused on tracking offenders who sexually exploit children online and investigating other crimes against children. <br>Schwartzenberger is survived by a husband and two children.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SWAT-vehicle-crashed-through-barricades-at-the-David-Lee-Hubers-apt-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370360"/><figcaption><strong>The shooting unfolded around 6am on Tuesday in the middle-class neighborhood of single family homes, duplexes and apartment buildings. </strong></figcaption></figure>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/SWAT-vehicle-crashed-through-barricades-at-the-David-Lee-Hubers-apt-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370359"/><figcaption><strong>Huber is believed to have killed himself after barricading himself in his apt. </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-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370178"/><figcaption><strong>One of the slain agents is brought out of an ambulance on a flag-draped stretcher arriving at a medical examiner&#8217;s officer surrounded by law enforcement</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Slain-FBI-agent-escorted-by-cops-in-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-370357"/><figcaption><strong>Broward County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies escort a Coral Springs Parkland Fire Department vehicle as it leaves the County ME&#8217;s office after the killing of two FBI agents on Tuesday</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alfin, 36, who also investigated child exploitation cases, had previously worked at FBI headquarters handling major cases involving violent crimes against children, according to court records. <br>He had a degree in information technology and went through the FBI´s specialized training programs for cybercrimes. He was involved in a major child exploitation investigation dubbed Playpen that resulted in arrests around the world. He is survived by a wife and child. <br></p>

Images released of FBI agents shot dead by divorced IT expert, 55, during child porn raid on his Florida apartment
