Officer Down

Patrolman II Nickolaus E. Schultz
Merrillville Indiana Police Department
End of Watch: Sunday, September 7, 2014
Age: 24
Tour: 1 year, 1 month
Badge # 365
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/5/2014

Patrolman Nickolaus Schultz succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while investigating reports of an evicted tenant moving back in to his condominium on the 8200 block of Lincoln Circle. The subject was wearing body armor and ambushed responding officers, striking Patrolman Schultz in the head.

The man then committed suicide.

Patrolman Schultz was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was kept on life support until passing away two days later.

Patrolman Schultz had served with the Merrillville Police Department for 13 months.

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