SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The FBI has confirmed that two agents were killed and three were wounded while serving a federal search warrant in a case involving violent crimes against children in South Florida.
The agency says the suspect also is dead.
Authorities said the shootings involved a suspect barricaded inside a home in an apartment complex in Sunrise, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
Multiple law enforcement agencies swarmed the neighborhood.
More officers have gathered outside a hospital where victims were taken.
Sunrise police told neighbors to stay inside their homes.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Police have swarmed a neighborhood in in South Florida after a shooting that wounded several FBI agents.
Multiple law enforcement agencies have gathered near the scene in Sunrise, Florida.
Television news video shows another large contingent of law enforcement officers gathering outside a hospital in Fort Lauderdale, where shooting victims were taken.
The Sunrise Police Department tweeted about the heavy police presence, noting that several roads were closed in the area.
Sunrise is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
News outlets reported that Sunrise police at the scene said FBI agents were wounded while serving an arrest warrant, and that a man was still barricaded inside a home.
