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Ill. correctional officer shoots 2, then kills self

The two residents were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where a hospital spokeswoman said they remained in critical condition Monday evening

By Steve Metsch
Chicago Tribune

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — A Cook County correctional officer shot herself to death Sunday night in a Bridgeview home after shooting and critically injuring two residents, her ex-girlfriend and the woman’s father, police reported.

Erika Aguirre, 28, broke into the house in the 7200 block of Roberts Road through a basement window about 11:30 p.m. and was confronted by another resident, a 17-year-old girl, according to police. They said Aguirre fired shots at the girl but missed her and then proceeded through the house, shooting the woman. 27, and her father, 52, with a semi-automatic gun before shooting herself.

The two residents were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where a hospital spokeswoman said they remained in critical condition Monday evening.

Full story: Cook Co. Jail officer shoots two, kills self in Bridgeview