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Trooper Gerald Mason, a 36-year-old African American male, tragically died on October 1, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois. He was found with a single gunshot wound in his squad car on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Initially, the circumstances surrounding his death were unclear, prompting an investigation by the Illinois State Police. However, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office later ruled his death a suicide. Mason, an 11-year veteran of the Illinois State Police, was on duty at the time of the inci ...Read More

Victim Details

Gerald Mason

Male

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2021-10-01

36

Gerald

Mason

04/10/2026