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Scott C. Schattl

Age : 52

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 06/29/2026

Location : North Kramm Road north of Illinois Route 8

City : Brimfield

County : Peoria

State : Illinois

Agency : Sangamon County Sheriff's Office; Stark County Sheriff's Office; Illinois State Police

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/28/2026 at approximately 3:20 p.m., Springfield Police Department officers responded to 3430 Peoria Road in the Northbrook Mobile Home Park after a shooting. Officers found a 33-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to her face and shoulder and a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his arm. Emergency personnel transported both victims to HSHS St. John’s Hospital. The woman’s injuries were life-threatening.
Police identified Scott C. Schattl, 52, as the man who entered the residence and fired multiple rounds before leaving in a vehicle. Springfield police distributed information about Schattl and his vehicle to law-enforcement agencies across the region.
At approximately 7:00 p.m., Illinois State Police troopers located Schattl’s vehicle in Stark County and attempted to stop him. Schattl continued driving away while Illinois State Police and Stark County sheriff’s deputies pursued him across multiple counties.
Schattl eventually stopped on North Kramm Road north of Illinois Route 8 in rural Brimfield. When police approached the vehicle, they found him suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at the scene.
Illinois State Police led the investigation into Schattl’s death. Springfield police continued investigating the shooting at the Northbrook Mobile Home Park.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-state-police-investigate-apparent-suicide/
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/06/29/53593/
https://www.aol.com/articles/multi-county-car-chase-ends-180633000.html