Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Illinois Incident Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024 Weapon: Handgun; Revolver Offender: Shot and killed
Corporal Brandon Schreiber succumbed to gunshot wounds he received after a vehicle pursuit on September 1, 2024.
Corporal Schreiber joined a pursuit initiated by the Iroquois County Sheriff's Office (Illinois) when the driver, who was armed, fled into Indiana. The pursuit returned to Illinois, where the suspect crashed his vehicle in Sheldon. He fired at responding officers while still inside his car, and gunfire was exchanged. Corporal Schreiber was struck and transported to Iroquois Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
The suspect died at the scene.
Corporal Schreiber was later transferred to the Carle Trauma Center, where he remained on life support until his organs could be donated.
Corporal Schreiber had served with the Newton County Sheriff's Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Schreiber gave the Newton County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kentland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Schreiber.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Brandon Schreiber is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Newton County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brandon Schreiber's cause is highlighted.
How Brandon Schreiber Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Brandon Schreiber is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Brandon Schreiber was killed by handgun; revolver.
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