At least two Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents died and three others were injured in a shooting that broke out on Tuesday when they complied with a search warrant in an apartment complex in Sunrise, Florida, the federal agency said in a statement.
The suspect also died during the shooting, the FBI added.
The agents had come to the property as part of an investigation into alleged violence against minors, the agency explained. The shooting took place approximately 6:00 am at 10100 Reflections Boulevard in Sunrise.
Two FBI agents were killed and three others injured. Two of the injured officers have been taken to hospital and are in stable condition. The names of the deceased will not be released at this time, ” the FBI said in its statement.
Earlier, a Sunrise police spokeswoman had said that FBI agents were accompanying colleagues from other agencies to enforce a search warrant at a housing complex identified as Water Terrace, at the same address provided by the FBI.
That department added on its social media that “the scene was secured but that, given the ongoing investigation, the neighbors in the Water Terrace area on Nob Hill Road have been asked to stay in their homes until Nob Hill Road is reopened. for traffic. “
