Daniel Gutierrez

How they died

Deadly force

Detective Lieutenant Rafael Aguirre and Investigator Marcos Eden Rios drove by Gutierrez, who was in a dispute with a woman. The officers identified themselves and approached Gutierrez, who was armed with a kitchen knife. The officers told Gutierrez in Spanish to drop his weapon. Gutierrez hid behind the woman and told Lieutenant Aguirre, "No la tiro, matame" repeatedly. Gutierrez pointed the knife at the lieutenant. Investigator Rios shot him once in the side. He died at Starr County Memorial Hospital.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Daniel Gutierrez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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