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Chicago Man Detained After Shooting SWAT Officer, Mother

7/23/2026

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Chicago police detained Daniel Aguirre after he shot a SWAT officer and his partner’s 67-year-old mother, charging him with attempted murder.
Prosecutors said Aguirre, paranoid since May, held his partner and 14-year-old daughter hostage and fired through a door.
He wounded the mother and surrendered after the daughter was freed.
Judge Rivanda B. Doss ordered Aguirre detained, set a hearing for Aug. 12, and said police recovered a .38 handgun and 18 casings.

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Chicago police detained Daniel Aguirre after he shot a SWAT officer and his partner’s 67-year-old mother, charging him with attempted murder.
Prosecutors said Aguirre, paranoid since May, held his partner and 14-year-old daughter hostage and fired through a door.
He wounded the mother and surrendered after the daughter was freed.
Judge Rivanda B. Doss ordered Aguirre detained, set a hearing for Aug. 12, and said police recovered a .38 handgun and 18 casings.