Overview
- Police say Daniel Aguirre barricaded himself with two hostages in an Albany Park home and surrendered after more than an hour of negotiations on Monday.
- Officers found a 67-year-old woman shot in the face who was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition and a 45-year-old SWAT officer was struck in the abdomen during a breach attempt and later stabilized after surgery.
- A Chicago 911 calltaker monitored an open line from inside the home and reported the gunman ordered hostages to find a bullet for him, heard a woman saying she was bleeding badly, and briefly turned on the apartment’s natural gas while pointing a weapon.
- Cook County prosecutors filed multiple felony counts against Aguirre, including three counts of attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm at a peace officer, and he remains in custody ahead of a scheduled detention hearing.
- The case is being watched as part of a broader July surge in shootings that has prompted criminal probes and civilian oversight attention and could shape questions about police tactics and pretrial handling.