Joe Schelstraete

Death by Force

On the evening of May 31, 2021, 38-year-old Joseph "Joe" Schelstraete, a white male from Hobart, Indiana, was working as an Uber driver in Cicero, Illinois. Around 7:30 p.m., he arrived at the intersection of 23rd Street and 55th Avenue to pick up a fare. Upon arrival, four armed individuals approached his blue Ford Focus. They demanded his money and cellphone, which he surrendered without resistance. Despite his compliance, one of the assailants shot him in the head. The attackers then fled the ...Read More

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