Two FBI agents fatally shot while serving warrant in 'violent crimes against children' case
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Source: Washington Post
Two FBI agents were killed and three others wounded in a shooting Monday morning that occurred as law enforcement officers were trying to serve a search warrant in a "violent crimes against children case" at an apartment in Sunrise, Fla., the bureau said. The suspected shooter was also killed, the FBI said.
The FBI said in a statement that a team of law enforcement officers was at the apartment, located near 10100 Reflections Boulevard, to serve the warrant.The exact circumstances of the shooting were unclear, though the bureau said two of its agents were killed and three others wounded, two of whom were transported to a hospital in stable condition.
Otishia Browning-Smith, a spokeswoman for the Sunrise Police Department, said earlier the agents were serving a warrant with officers from other law enforcement agencies at an apartment in the Water Terrace apartment complex on Reflections Boulevard when the incident took place at about 6 a.m. Browning-Smith said investigators remained on the scene.
The Sunrise Police Department wrote on Facebook just after 9 a.m. that the "scene is safe but due to the ongoing investigation," people in neighborhoods in the area of Water Terrace have been asked to remain in their homes until it reopens to traffic.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Previously updated article and original headline -
Multiple FBI agents were shot early Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in Sunrise, Fla., police said.
Otishia Browning-Smith, a spokeswoman for the Sunrise Police Department, said the agents were serving a warrant with officers from other law enforcement agencies at an apartment in the Water Terrace apartment complex on Reflections Boulevard when the incident took place at about 6 a.m. She said multiple shots were fired, and a person barricaded themselves inside the apartment.
The agents were shot while serving a warrant in a child exploitation case, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press. Browning-Smith said preliminary reports indicated that more than one FBI agent had been shot, but she could not detail the exact number or the extent of their injuries.
The status of the shooter was also not immediately clear.Browning-Smith said investigators remained on the scene. The Sunrise Police Department wrote on Facebook just after 9 a.m. that the "scene is safe but due to the ongoing investigation," people in neighborhoods in the area of Water Terrace have been asked to remain in their homes until it reopens to travel.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Original article and headline -
Multiple FBI agents were shot while serving a warrant in Sunrise, Fla., early Tuesday morning, police said.
Otishia Browning-Smith, a spokeswoman for the Sunrise Police Department, said the agents were serving a warrant with officers from other law enforcement agencies at an apartment in the Water Terrace apartment complex on Reflections Boulevard when the incident took place about 6 a.m. She said multiple shots were fired and a person barricaded themselves inside the apartment.
Browning-Smith said preliminary reports indicated that more than one FBI agent had been shot, but she could not detail the exact number or the extent of their injuries.
The status of the shooter also was not immediately clear.Browning-Smith said investigators remained on the scene.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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