Richard R. Schott

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Cardiac

End of Watch December 3, 1997

Age 46

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Badge 12028

The Vigil Panel 144 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

Incident

Police Officer Richard R. Schott died after suffering a fatal heart attack while struggling with a prisoner. Officer Schott was working as a detention officer in the Deering District lockup when one of the prisoners became violent and Officer Schott attempted to subdue him. The prisoner had been arrested on narcotics charges and Officer Schott was in the process of trying to fingerprint him in the station at 3507 S. Lowe Avenue. Officer Schott was aided by other officers in subduing the prisoner but collapsed after the altercation. He was pronounced dead at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center at 2:00 a.m. The prisoner was charged with first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery. Police Officer Richard Schott, a resident of the Mount Greenwood area, was a 25-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. Officer Schott worked in the Deering District his entire career. He was a beat officer and a member of the tactical unit before his assignment to lockup duties. His son survives him.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Schott gave the Chicago Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schott.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Location Chicago, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 3, 1997

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 46

Badge Number 12028

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Weapon Person

Offender Arrested and charged

Police Officer Richard R. Schott is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IL, 45 of 1,318 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Chicago Police Department, 17 of 571 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

of 571 officers

3% Cardiac

IL — Statewide

of 1,318 officers

3.4% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac