BREAKING FBI SHOOTOUT

 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.