Federal prosecutors revealed Monday that a bullet fired by a man in Chicago’s Federal Plaza last week pierced a window of the Wintrust building and lodged inside an employee break room. The information was disclosed during a detention hearing for Edmund Horvath, 36, of Lynwood, who faces a federal weapons charge.

According to officials, Horvath rode a bicycle down a ramp into a restricted garage on Federal Plaza in the Loop on the morning of October 20 and fired multiple shots from a 9 mm handgun. No injuries were reported. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Regina Jeon noted that one bullet shattered a window of the Wintrust building—a neoclassical structure dating back to 1924 located at a central intersection in Chicago’s financial district—before becoming embedded in a break room used by employees.

Jeon emphasized the timing of the incident, which occurred just hours before morning rush hour, potentially exposing more people to danger. Horvath admitted to firing the gun and apologized, claiming he had done so because people were chasing him. Surveillance video, however, showed he was alone when he discharged the weapon. He also acknowledged that it was a mistake to remain at the scene after firing instead of fleeing.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeannice Appenteng ordered Horvath’s detention pending trial, citing the risk he poses to public safety and noting an untreated diagnosed mental condition. The judge further highlighted that the firearm Horvath fired had been reported stolen from a vehicle in Chicago merely six days prior to the shooting. "An individual wielding such a weapon recklessly, without a license, in a manner that could harm citizens, is not only dangerous, it is clearly beyond the bounds of what can be accepted by society," the judge said.

Horvath faces charges of illegal possession of a 9 mm handgun as a convicted felon, with a prior conviction for domestic battery qualifying as his violent crime. His attorney, Jeff Levine, argued that Horvath was charged only with possession, not the act of shooting itself, and that there is no indication he stole the weapon.

Court records detail a troubled criminal history for Horvath, including a 2019 arrest on murder charges related to the death of his 10-month-old daughter, Akira. Prosecutors previously alleged the child suffered injuries consistent with being scalded with boiling water, contradicting Horvath’s claim that her skin was “red and peeling” during a bath. Horvath pleaded guilty in 2021 to reduced misdemeanor reckless conduct charges and served approximately 948 days in the Cook County Jail, also being ordered to attend parenting classes.

During questioning after his recent arrest, Horvath admitted to prior felony charges but claimed none resulted in conviction. His federal case remains pending as authorities continue their investigation.