Two FBI agents were killed during a training exercise in the Virginia Beach area, the FBI said in a statement released Sunday.
The 2 FBI agents killed were Friday at an elite training unit based in the Northern Virginia. The agents were part of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, which is part of the Critical Incident Response Group based at Quantico.
According to the report, the two agents killed were identified as 41-year-old Christopher Lorek and 40-year-old Stephen Shaw.
"We mourn the loss of two brave and courageous men. Like all who serve on the Hostage Rescue Team, they accept the highest risk each and every day, when training and on operational missions, to keep our nation safe. Our hearts are with their wives, children, and other loved ones who feel their loss most deeply. And they will always be part of the FBI Family," said FBI Director Robert S. Mueller in the statement.
Lorek joined the FBI in 1996 and is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 11 and 8. Shaw joined the FBI in 2005 and is survived by his wife; a daughter, age 3; and a son, age 1.
"The cause of the incident is under review," the FBI said.
The Norfolk Medical Examiner's office told WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, Va., that no information regarding the cause of death would be released from that office until Monday morning, at the earliest.
