Slain FBI agents in Miami were confronting evil some pretend doesn’t exist Print this article
On Tuesday morning, while executing a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, in furtherance of a
violent crimes against children case, FBI Special Agents Daniel Alfin, 36, and Laura Schwartzenberger, 43, were killed in the line of duty. They were mortally wounded by gunfire from the target of the investigation, who reportedly
monitored their approach via a doorbell camera. Three other FBI personnel were wounded by the assailant, who has been reported to be deceased.
Both agents are survived by spouses and children. Their
martyrdom has left my former agency reeling. Hazards are certainly part of the job. Depriving dangerous folk of their freedoms; bringing them into custody and arranging their meeting with the justice system is a business fraught with peril. Yet when law enforcement officers are slain, it still shocks the senses. Heart-wrenching news like this from the greater Miami