An Albany Park man was charged Wednesday after allegedly shooting his mother-in-law and a Chicago police officer while holding his wife and 14-year-old daughter hostage inside their home earlier this week, court records show.
Daniel Aguirre, 42, faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, aggravated battery, aggravated assault of a peace officer and aggravated unlawful restraint, records show.
On Monday morning, police responded to Aguirre’s home in the 4600 block of North Springfield Avenue for a call of a person shot, according to an arrest report.
Aguirre was holding his teenage daughter and 36-year-old wife inside their home, the report says. He pistol-whipped both of them and repeatedly punched his daughter in the head, police said.
Aguirre’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law, who also live in the home, were eventually “made aware of the dispute and went upstairs to assist,” according to the report. That’s when Aguirre allegedly shot his 67-year-old mother-in-law through a rear door.
Responding officers found the woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. When officers approached the rear door, Aguirre fired at it repeatedly, the report says.
A SWAT team that was called to the scene then tried to breach the door, but Aguirre opened fire again, according to his arrest report. A veteran SWAT officer was struck in the lower abdomen.
Aguirre ultimately surrendered, and multiple guns were recovered, the report states.
Acting police Supt. Fred Waller told reporters Monday that the wounded officer and Aguirre’s mother-in-law were both taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where the officer quickly underwent surgery and the woman was listed in critical condition. Speaking outside the hospital, Waller said the officer’s condition had been stabilized and he was being visited by his family.
Waller said Aguirre’s wife and daughter were taken to Stroger Hospital with injuries that weren’t thought to be life-threatening.
Mayor Brandon Johnson said the city was “incredibly grateful for the swift and active work of our police department.”
“It is unfortunate that domestic violence exists the way that it does in this city,” Johnson told reporters at the news conference. “We are grateful that [officers] were able to de-escalate the situation to prevent further harm.”
Aguirre was expected in court Wednesday.