Brad Lee Schultz, Jr.
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Police Officer

Brad Lee Schultz, Jr.

Riverview Police Department — Riverview, MO
Accident
End of Watch December 14, 2004
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Brad Schultz was killed in an automobile crash while en route to assist during a vehicle pursuit involving a stolen car.

He was traveling on Lilac Avenue when another vehicle attempted to turn off of Scenic Drive into his path. He attempted to avoid striking the vehicle by taking evasive action. His patrol car left the roadway, struck a utility police, and overturned before striking a vacant house and catching on fire. Officer Schultz was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.

Officer Schultz had served with the Riverview Police Department for four years and had previously served as a jailer with the Ferguson Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancee, parents, and brother.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schultz gave the Riverview Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverview community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schultz.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Riverview, MO
Platform Identity rpd.morgan.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 14, 2004
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Brad Lee Schultz, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Riverview Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brad Lee Schultz, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Brad Lee Schultz, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brad Lee Schultz, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location