Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Father of two killed in alleged road rage shooting in Chicago

Suspect taken into custody as colleagues pay tribute to ‘incredibly loving and devoted’ victim

Gino Spocchia
Wednesday 02 March 2022 16:38 GMT
Scott Mattison was seen leaning into a driver’s window before being shot fatally
Scott Mattison was seen leaning into a driver’s window before being shot fatally (Arik Lopez via DailyMail)

An Illinois man and father was shot dead during an argument by the side of a road, according to a video.

Scott Mattison, the 46-year-old victim, allegedly encountered the driver of a white Ford sedan on Sunday evening when he stepped out of his vehicle, a blue Ford pickup.

He was seen arguing with the sedan driver and appeared to lean into the window before being fatally shot and stumbling backwards.

He then appeared to realise what had happened to him, clutching his ambodemn. Mattison then falls to the ground and the video, which was filmed by a witness, ends.

“I heard a couple shots,” said Arik Lopez, in an interview with CBS Chicago. “There was arguing, one thing led to another, and consequences came.”

The shooting took place in Streamwood, a suburb of northwest Chicago, on Bartlett Road near Oltendorf.

While no suspect has been identified by Streamwood’s police department, an alleged shooter was taken into custody on Monday, according to NBC5 Chicago.

No charges have been filed.

Scott Mattison, 46
Scott Mattison, 46 (GoFundMe / Scott Mattison)

Mattison was taken to the nearby AMITA Health St Alexius Medical Center where he was pronounced dead on Sunday, according to police.

His co-workers later set-up a fundraising page on GoFundMe, where Mattison was described as an “incredibly loving and devoted” father of two girls.

“Most of us who worked with Scott are also parents, and we would all hope for the same level of care and consideration for our children should the unimaginable ever become a reality,” the group said.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in