2 FBI agents killed, 3 hurt in Fla.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Two FBI agents were killed and three wounded in a shooting that erupted 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.
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 FBI agents had come to the apartment complex to serve a federal search warrant in connection with a case involving child pornography and violent crimes against children, according to Miami FBI Agent Michael D. Leverock and FBI Agents Association President Brian O’Hare.
Schwartzenberger, 43, had been an agent with the FBI since December 2005. Alfin, 36, previously worked at FBI headquarters handling major cases involving violent crimes against children.