Police: FBI agents wounded in shooting in South Florida
Police have swarmed a neighborhood in in South Florida after a shooting that wounded several FBI agents
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Your support makes all the difference.Police in South Florida have swarmed a neighborhood following a Tuesday morning shooting that wounded several FBI agents.
Multiple law enforcement agencies have gathered near the scene of the shooting in Sunrise, Florida. Another large contingent of law enforcement officers gathered outside a hospital in Fort Lauderdale where shooting victims were taken, according to television video.
The Sunrise Police Department tweeted about the heavy police presence, noting that several roads were closed in the area.
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 in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
No additional details were immediately available.
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Frisaro reported from Fort Lauderdale.
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