Corporal Brandon Schreiber, 32, of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office in northwest Indiana, died of gunshot wounds on September 11, 2024, after being wounded in a September 1 shootout. The confrontation began during a vehicle pursuit that originated in Iroquois County, Illinois, where deputies were chasing a suspect believed to be armed and possibly holding a hostage. The pursuit crossed into Indiana and then back into Illinois, ending when the suspect crashed in Sheldon, Illinois.

The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Andrew Roselius of Clifton, Illinois, exited his vehicle and exchanged gunfire with responding officers. No hostage was found in the suspect’s vehicle. Roselius was shot and killed at the scene by an officer. Corporal Schreiber, a five-year department veteran, was struck during the exchange and taken to Iroquois Memorial Hospital, then transferred to the Carle Trauma Center in Urbana, where he remained on life support until his organs could be donated. He is survived by his wife and two young children.

The incident is under investigation by the Illinois State Police. A memorial procession accompanied his transfer from Carle Hospital to Springfield, and law enforcement agencies across the country issued condolences and tributes. If anyone has information about the pursuit or the events in Sheldon on September 1, please come forward.