At Rest

Suicide
Officer Derek Purcell was shot by Francisco Aguilar, police said. He survived, authorities say, because of quick action by other officers, firefighters, emergency medical service workers and medical staff. Aguilar, 26, shot himself in the head minutes after wounding Purcell as officers closed in.
This record exists so that Francisco Aguilar, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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