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Nickolaus Edward Schultz, a 24-year-old patrolman with the Merrillville Police Department, tragically lost his life on September 7, 2014, after succumbing to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier. On the night of September 5, 2014, Schultz was responding to a report of an evicted tenant, Michael Hrnciar, who had been seen returning to his former condominium at the Tempe Lake Condominiums in Merrillville, Indiana. Hrnciar, who had been evicted following a foreclosure, had repeatedly broken in ...Read More
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Nickolaus Edward Schultz
Male
Merrillville
IN
2014-09-05
24
Nickolaus
Edward Schultz
11/13/2025
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Has anyone come across any more detailed info about Michael Hrnciar's background? I find it really u... ...Read More
09/28/2024
09/28/2024
Has anyone else given thought to the immense pressure law enforcement officers like Officer Nick Sch... ...Read More
09/28/2023
09/28/2023
I've been thinking a lot about the psychological state of Michael Hrnciar at the time of this terrib... ...Read More
07/30/2023
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