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Emma Schultheis

Case from Waterloo, IL dated Jul 21, 2025

Victim Details

Emma Schultheis

Female

White / Caucasian

Waterloo

IL

2025-07-21

14

Emma

Schultheis

07/09/2026

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Emma Schultheis, 14, was spending a summer afternoon near a brick outbuilding along State Route 3 south of Waterloo, Illinois, when a single gunshot turned a routine day into catastrophe. At about 1:34 p.m. on July 21, 2025, first responders were dispatched to 5925 Route 3 for a medical emergency involving the 14-year-old girl. Deputies and EMS performed CPR and rushed Emma Schultheis, 14, to a St. Louis-area hospital, but she was pronounced dead despite efforts to save her. The Monroe County Sh ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of 4-H and community events in Emma's life. It's so incredib... ...Read More
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