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Wednesday 3 February 2021
FBI: 2 agents killed, 3 wounded, suspect dead in Florida

Associated Press "Go, go, go!" McLymont
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Two said. He said he couldn't
FBI agents were killed and see the apartment where
three wounded in a shoot- the shooting happened
ing that erupted on Tues- from his location.
day when they arrived to Hours later, Sunrise Police
search an apartment in a urged residents of Water
child pornography case, a Terrace to remain inside
confrontation that marked their homes while law en-
one of the bloodiest days forcement blocked the en-
in FBI history. The suspect is trances to their community.
believed to have killed him- The FBI agents had come
self. to the apartment complex
The violence forced resi- to serve a federal search
dents in the Fort Lauder- warrant in connection
dale suburb of Sunrise to with a case involving child
huddle inside their homes pornography and violent
as a SWAT team stormed crimes against children, ac-
the apartment building cording to Miami FBI Agent
and police helicopters cir- Michael D. Leverock and
cled overhead. FBI Agents Association Pres-
FBI Director Christopher ident Brian O'Hare.
A. Wray identified the two The shootings marked one
slain agents as Daniel Al- Law enforcement officers walk near the entrance to an apartment complex where a shooting of the bloodiest days in FBI
fin and Laura Schwartz- wounded several FBI agents while serving an arrest warrant, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Sunrise, Fla. history in South Florida and
enberger, both of whom Associated Press among the deadliest na-
specialized in investigating tionally as well, according
crimes against children. person cautioned that an located west of Fort Lau- later he heard about five to the FBI website.
Two of the wounded official cause of death has derdale, near the Ever- more shots. He went out- Schwartzenberger, 43, had
agents were taken to hos- not yet been determined glades. side and looked over his been an agent with the
pitals to be treated and and spoke to The Associ- The gunfire erupted with fence as police cars and FBI since December 2005
were in stable condition, ated Press on condition of about four shots — "Boom, ambulances rushed in. and worked in the Miami
Leverock said. The third did anonymity because they boom, boom, boom!" said Then he saw officers work- field office on a squad of
not require hospitalization, were not authorized to dis- Julius McLymont, whose ing on someone lying on agents handling violent
Wray said. cuss the investigation pub- house borders the Water the ground before they crimes against children,
Based on a preliminary in- licly. Terrace apartment com- loaded the person into an according to court records.
vestigation, federal officials The shooting happened plex where the suspect was ambulance. Her work primarily focused
believe the suspect fatally around 6 a.m. in a middle- barricaded. A SWAT team appeared on tracking offenders who
shot himself, according to class neighborhood of sin- At first McLymont thought next, with officers donning sexually exploit children on-
a law enforcement official gle family homes, duplexes the gunfire was a car back- riot gear. Then they went line and investigating other
familiar with the matter. The and apartment buildings firing, then two minutes around the building, yelling, crimes against children.q

2 California supermarkets closing after city orders pay hike

at least 300 employees na- "unfortunate for workers, ate with razor thin margins
tionwide and more than 15 shoppers and the com- and many stores already
in Long Beach.Kroger said pany." A similar hazard pay operate in the red," the as-
it will close a Ralphs market wage increase has been sociation's president and
and a Food 4 Less on April approved by the city of CEO Ron Fong said in a
17, the Press-Telegram re- Montebello and is being statement.
ported. considered in Los Angeles The Long Beach ordinance
"As a result of the City of and Pomona. was approved during a
Long Beach's decision to A lawsuit filed by the Cali- Jan. 19 meeting in which
pass an ordinance man- fornia Grocers Association council members and
dating Extra Pay for gro- claims that the Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia said
cery workers, we have ordinance interferes with that many grocery stores
made the difficult decision the collective bargaining gave employees hazard
to permanently close long- process between grocery pay during the early stages
In this June 15, 2017, file photo, bagged purchases from a Kroger struggling store locations in stores and unions repre- of the pandemic but later
grocery store sit in a shopping cart in Flowood, Miss. Long Beach," the company senting workers. phased it out.
Associated Press said in a statement. An association official said "These folks that are work-
The statement added: "This Monday that an increase ing at these markets and
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) The decision announced misguided action by the of $4 an hour represents these grocery stores are
— Kroger Co. will close two by the company Monday Long Beach City Council about a 28% increase in la- heroes," Garcia said at
Southern California super- follows a unanimous vote oversteps the traditional bor costs. the time. "This is nothing
markets in response to a lo- last month by the Long bargaining process and "There's no way grocers new. They have received
cal ordinance requiring ex- Beach City Council man- applies to some, but not all, can absorb that big of a this type of additional pay
tra pay for certain grocery dating a 120-day increase grocery workers in the city." cost increase without an in the past and if they de-
employees working during of $4 an hour for employ- A city statement charac- offset somewhere else, served it in the past, they
the pandemic. ees of supermarkets with terized Kroger's decision as considering grocers oper- deserve it today."q