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Michael C. Gul

Gender : Male

Age : 29

Race : White

Date : 06/14/2025

Location : 500 block of West Mason Street

City : Polo

County : Ogle

State : Illinois

Agency : Ogle County Sheriff's Office; Polo Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed during hostage incident

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/14/2025 at approximately 11:58 p.m., Ogle County Sheriff’s deputies and Polo Police officers responded to a hostage situation at a residence on the 500 block of West Mason Street. Inside, officers found 19-year-old Joshua M. Conway had taken hostages and shot at least one person. Conway died from a self-inflicted gunshot when officers entered, and 29-year-old Michael C. Gul was found deceased, having been shot inside the home. Michael Gul had been a part-time Park District employee in Buffalo Grove and Des Plaines, Illinois, and was set to serve as a summer camp supervisor. According to a GoFundMe created by family, he is survived by a wife and two young children and was described as a caring father whose death was “a cruel and senseless act of violence.”

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/jun/18/wauconda-man-killed-in-northwestern-illinois-shooting/
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250618/crime/wauconda-man-killed-in-downstate-shooting/
https://www.wifr.com/2025/06/16/ogle-county-sheriff-identifies-two-found-dead-after-hostage-situation-polo
https://www.kwqc.com/2025/06/15/ogle-county-sheriff-investigates-hostage-situation-two-found-dead
https://www.vandaliaradio.com/2025/06/17/ogle-county-deputies-respond-fatal-hostage-incident-in-polo
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/saukvalley/name/joshua-conway-obituary?id=58666663