Roll of Honor
Incident
Auxiliary Officer Louis Schuetz was shot and killed by a suspect with a shotgun at approximately 1:45 am. Officer Schuetz was in a restaurant when three men entered and attempted to rob the establishment. Officer Schuetz refused to put his hands up and began to reach for his pistol. As he did so one of the suspects opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding him. The suspects all fled and were never apprehended. Auxiliary Officer Schuetz had served with the Lombard Police Department for 16 years and had previously served as chief of police.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Officer Schuetz gave the Lombard Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lombard community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Officer Schuetz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Officer Louis John Schuetz 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lombard Police 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. Louis John Schuetz's cause is highlighted.
How Louis John Schuetz Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis John Schuetz is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis John Schuetz was killed by shotgun.
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