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Scott C. Schattl
Age : 52
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 06/28/2026
Location : 3430 Peoria Road (Northbrook Mobile Home Park)
City : Springfield
County : Sangamon
State : Illinois
Agency : Springfield Police Department; Illinois State Police
Officer(s) :
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/28/2026, Springfield Police Department officers responded to a shooting at a residence in the Northbrook Mobile Home Park on Peoria Road in Springfield, Illinois. Officers found a 33-year-old woman with life-threatening gunshot wounds to the face and shoulder and a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the arm. Investigators said 52-year-old Scott C. Schattl forcibly entered the residence, fired multiple shots, and left the scene. Illinois State Police later located Schattl's vehicle, leading to a multi-county pursuit. After the pursuit ended on North Kramm Road in Stark County, troopers approached the stopped vehicle and found Schattl dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Illinois State Police are investigating the death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcia.com/news/sangamon-county/shooting-stabbing-incidents-send-three-people-to-the-hospital-in-springfield/
https://www.wjbc.com/2026/06/29/double-shooting-suspect-found-dead-after-police-pursuit/
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois/woman-seriously-injured-suspect-dead-following-springfield-mobile-home-park-shooting/article_008ab301-e861-4946-a933-5d6ca45d6dd8.html