Joseph Duane Stanczyk, 52, was fatally shot on July 16, 2024, after a road rage confrontation on East U.S. Highway 290 near County Line Road in Elgin. Stanczyk, known as Standude, was driving a blue Chevrolet Malibu and is described as a Marine Corps veteran who worked for Applied Materials. He is survived by his wife Alicia, children, parents and other family.

According to reports, both Stanczyk and the other driver, 34-year-old Fabian Salas in a black GMC Sierra, were seen speeding and cutting each other off before stopping at a traffic light. Stanczyk exited his vehicle and approached Salas’s truck, a physical altercation followed, and Salas allegedly produced a 9mm semi-automatic handgun and shot Stanczyk in the head. Salas remained at the scene, was arrested, and charged with first-degree murder; bond was set at $1 million. Court papers say Salas admitted to the shooting. The men did not know each other prior to the encounter.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ted Hernandez at 737-226-1689 or [email protected]. Did anyone witness the interaction on Highway 290 that evening or have dashcam footage of the incident?