Several FBI agents were shot in Florida serving a warrant in a child pornography case

• Several FBI agents were shot while serving a child pornography warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday.
• Sources told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that two FBI agents died in the shooting.
• One source told the Miami Herald that the suspect shot and killed himself.

Several FBI agents were shot Tuesday morning while serving a warrant in a child exploitation case in South Florida, authorities said.

A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that multiple FBI agents were shot while serving the warrant, and that the extent of their injuries was not immediately known. The official could not discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.

But sources told the South Florida Sun Sentinel that two agents died in the shooting.

One federal law enforcement source told the Miami Herald that the suspect shot and killed themselves and that at least five FBI agents were shot.

Law enforcement agencies swarmed the neighborhood in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Sunrise after the shooting, as a suspect reportedly remained barricaded inside the home.

The gunfire erupted with about four shots at about 6 a.m., said Julius McLymont, whose house borders the Water Terrace apartment complex.

"Boom boom boom boom," he said.

He thought it was a car backfiring but about two minutes later he heard another volley of about five shots. He went outside and looked over his fence as police cars and ambulances rushed in. Then he saw officers working on someone lying on the ground, who was then loaded into an ambulance.

A SWAT team appeared next, with officers donning riot gear. Then they went around the building, yelling "go go go."

McLymont said he couldn't see the apartment where the shooting happened from his location.

Another large contingent of officers gathered outside a Fort Lauderdale hospital where victims were taken, according to television video.

The Sunrise Police Department tweeted about the heavy police presence and the closure of surrounding roads.

The shooting happened in a middle-class neighborhood of single family homes, duplexes, and apartment buildings.

By 9 a.m., Sunrise Police urged residents of Water Terrace to remain inside their homes while law enforcement blocked the entrances to their community.

—Sunrise Police FL (@SunrisePoliceFL) February 2, 2021