Daniel Suarez
RACINE, Wis. - A Racine man, convicted in a 2023 shooting that wounded two police officers during a standoff, was sentenced to prison on Monday.
Daniel Suarez
In Court:
Court records show Daniel Suarez, 28, will serve 35 years in prison and 15 years on extended supervision.
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A jury found Suarez guilty of all charges, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide, in May.
2 Racine officers shot, wounded after domestic incident on Gillen Street
2023 police shooting
The backstory:
Police were initially called for a domestic violence incident on Jan. 18, 2023. According to a criminal complaint, Suarez's girlfriend called police because he was inside their home with two guns and their two children – who were 1 and 3 years old at the time. Officials said he came outside and fired a gun into the air before police arrived.
Two hours after police arrived and had been trying to communicate with Suarez, officials said he fired multiple shots from a window at four officers. Officers returned fire, but did not hit the man.
Officers Joe Burinda and Benjamin Eiden (Courtesy: RPD)
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The Racine Police Department said two officers, Joe Burinda and Benjamin Eiden, were hit by Suarez's gunfire. The police chief at the time said Burinda sustained a shoulder injury and Eiden sustained facial injuries from what police believe were birdshot pellets. The other two officers involved were identified as Tom DeBaker and Dan Wasmund.
Suarez was eventually talked out of the residence, and he surrendered around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday. Police said he had "superficial injuries" and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
The Source: FOX6 originally reported on the incident with information from the criminal complaint. Court information is publicly available on the Wisconsin Circuit Court Access website.