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Robert John Schoenberger Jr.

Age : 47

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/11/2025

Location : 2300 block of North Somerset

City : Wichita

County : Sedgwick

State : Kansas

Agency : Wichita Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/11/2025, at approximately 7:14 p.m., Wichita Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of North Hillside outside Wesley Medical Center after receiving reports of a shooting. Officers found Terri Stidham suffering from a gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken into Wesley Medical Center for emergency surgery but died from her injuries. Police identified Stidham's former husband, 47-year-old Robert John Schoenberger Jr., as the person they believed was responsible for the shooting.
According to Wichita Police, Stidham had been driving a vehicle with Schoenberger riding as a passenger when a disturbance developed between them. Police alleged that Stidham stopped outside Wesley Medical Center and got out of the vehicle in an attempt to get away. Investigators alleged that Schoenberger remained in the vehicle and fired at Stidham, striking her, before leaving the area on foot with a firearm. Gunfire also struck the hospital building.
Police subsequently identified Schoenberger as Stidham's ex-husband and reported that he was on parole and had removed his electronic ankle monitor. Authorities issued an alert identifying him as armed and dangerous and began searching for him.
On 08/12/2025, police received information that Schoenberger was inside an apartment in the 2300 block of North Somerset Street, near 21st Street and Amidon Avenue. Officers arrived shortly before 1:00 p.m., surrounded the apartment building and deployed the Wichita Police Department SWAT team. Police attempted for several hours to establish contact with Schoenberger and persuade him to leave the apartment peacefully.
After receiving no response, police eventually deployed a drone into the apartment. At approximately 4:47 p.m., the drone located Schoenberger inside suffering from what police determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers entered the apartment and confirmed that he was dead. No Wichita officer fired a weapon during the standoff.
Schoenberger died while surrounded by police and SWAT officers actively attempting to apprehend him for Stidham's killing. His death is therefore classified in this database as suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kwch.com/2025/08/12/suspect-shooting-outside-wesley-medical-center-found-dead-following-standoff
https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article289153247.html
https://www.ksn.com/news/local/suspect-in-wesley-medical-center-shooting-found-dead-after-standoff-in-west-wichita