Daniela Aguirre disappeared after troopers guarding her responded to a reported gunshot elsewhere inside Jackson North Medical Center.
NORTH MIAMI-DADE, FL — Authorities were searching for a 24-year-old woman who escaped from custody at Jackson North Medical Center after Florida Highway Patrol troopers guarding her left the room to respond to a reported gunshot elsewhere in the hospital, officials said.
Daniela Aguirre had been taken into custody Wednesday, Nov. 11, after authorities said she drove away from a South Florida dealership in a pickup truck during a test drive and later led officers on a pursuit. She was being treated for unspecified injuries at the hospital when another patient discharged a firearm at about 7 p.m., according to authorities. Troopers responded to the possible threat and discovered Aguirre was gone when they returned.
Miami Gardens police said the case began shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday, when officers responded to the area of the Northwest 163rd Street exit from State Road 826. Police said a vehicle had been taken from a dealership for a test drive and was not returned. The pickup was later spotted on the Palmetto Expressway near Northwest 57th Avenue, prompting a pursuit involving Miami Gardens police and the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers and police eventually caught up with Aguirre near the Golden Glades Interchange in North Miami-Dade. Florida Highway Patrol officials said troopers stopped her and placed her in handcuffs. She was then taken to Jackson North Medical Center for treatment. Authorities have not publicly described the nature or severity of her injuries.
The situation at the hospital changed hours later when, according to authorities, another patient who had a firearm discharged the weapon in a separate room. Troopers assigned to Aguirre left to address the potential threat. When they returned, police said Aguirre was no longer in the room and had fled the hospital. Officials have not publicly explained how she left the facility or whether she was still restrained when she escaped.
Law enforcement officers established a perimeter around the hospital and launched a multi-agency search, but they were unable to locate Aguirre. Jackson North Medical Center is near the Golden Glades Interchange, where Interstate 95, State Road 826 and U.S. 441 meet. Authorities did not immediately announce whether surveillance video or other evidence had shown which direction Aguirre traveled after leaving the hospital.
The allegations Wednesday followed a similar case involving Aguirre earlier this year. In April, Miami-Dade authorities accused her of taking a 2021 white Ram pickup from a Ford dealership on Northwest Seventh Avenue during a test drive. According to an arrest affidavit cited in local reports, Aguirre returned to the dealership after the test drive, then allegedly moved into the driver’s seat and drove away after the salesperson stepped out.
Investigators in the April case also checked the Ford Fusion that Aguirre had driven to the dealership and said it had previously been reported stolen. Deputies later located Aguirre and arrested her. Aguirre told investigators she believed she had permission to take the Ram and intended to show it to her father, according to the arrest affidavit. She also said she had bought the Ford Fusion months earlier but had not registered it in her name. Those statements were part of the investigative record and did not resolve the criminal allegations.
Authorities continued to describe Aguirre as wanted in the latest public reports following the hospital escape. Officials had not announced her recapture or released additional details explaining how she was able to leave Jackson North Medical Center while under guard. The circumstances surrounding the separate firearm discharge inside the hospital also remained unclear.
Author note: Last updated November 13, 2026.