Federal Bureau of Investigation • Line of Duty Death: February 2, 2021

Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger and Special Agent Daniel Alfin were shot and killed on February 2, 2021, in the line of duty while executing a federal court-ordered search warrant in a crimes against children investigation in Sunrise, Florida. 

Laura Schwartzenberger was 43 years old. 

She was born in Pueblo, Colorado, and joined the FBI in 2005. 

Her initial assignment was with the FBI’s Albuquerque, New Mexico, office. 

She was reassigned to FBI Miami in 2010 and has worked crimes against children cases for over seven years. 

She leaves behind a husband and two children.