This is a breaking story. FBI agents serving a search warrant in a child pornography case Tuesday morning in Sunrise were shot. One agent is confirmed dead. Two are wounded.
Ovalle and the Herald have the breaking story here.
This is a tragedy and reminds us that although we are often adversaries in case, we depend on law enforcement to do their job in a professional manner and keep our communities safe.
We can never hear about an FBI shootout in South Florida without thinking of this famous Miami shootout in 1986 in Pinecrest in which two FBI agents- Jerry Dove and Benjamin Grogan - were killed. One of Dove's bullets hit a suspect in the chest and just missed his heart. FBI agent Ed Mireles was a hero: returning fire with his 357 magnum, rushing the suspects' vehicle and killing both of them. Miami- Dade Officer Martin Heckman, responding to the scene, was also a hero, covering the body of FBI agent McNeil with his own body while firing at the suspects. McNeil, who survived, had been paralyzed by a gunshot wound.
The 1986 Miami Shootout was notable because of the realization that while the FBI agents outnumbered the suspects 8-2, the suspects had automatic weapons while most of the agents carried six shot revolvers. The tragedy was instrumental in the FBI and Miami law enforcement changing to semi-automatic firearms as standard issue.
4 comments:
Rump I need to know where to put my GameStop winnings in. DIAMOND HANDS! Killed it on the MRVL recommendation.
I am sickened today over the loss of two young FBI agents who dedicated their lives to protecting our children. It will rival the deadliest day in the bureau's history, as Rumpole alluded to, April 11, 1986 when two agents were killed and five others were wounded.
Todya, Agents Dan Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger were both killed. Alfin was 36 and an 11 year veteran of the FBI and Schwartzenberger was 43 and she had been an agent since 2005. My prayers go out to their loved ones.
Captain Out .......
A tragedy. I think it's time the FBI reexamines its decisions to conduct pre- dawn raids.
No Harmless Error in the application of this search warrant needed my friends
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