Michael Scott Reportedly Shot Himself In The Head
A body pulled from the Chicago River early Monday is believed to be Chicago School Board president Michael Scott.
Police found the body floating in the river’s north branch near the Merchandise Mart around 3:15 a.m. after Scott’s family reported him missing Sunday night. The Chicago Tribune reported Monday that Scott shot himself in the head and fell forward into the river. The gun was found near his body, the Tribune reports, citing unnamed “police sources.”
A blue cadillac registered to Scott was parked nearby.
The medical examiner’s office has said only that a body of an African-American man in his 50s was recovered, though the Chicago Sun-Times cites multiple “police sources” as confirming the body as Scott.
Scott was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday night visiting his sister in the South Loop, according to the Tribune.
Longtime friend Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived at the scene Monday morning. Jackson told Fox Chicago he had spoken with Scott as recently as last week and sensed no signs of emotional distress.
“This is as sudden to me as Monday morning,” Jackson said.
Scott served previously as board president until July 2006, and was reappointed early this year after Ron Huberman took over for Arne Duncan as CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Belmont Area detectives are investigating the circumstances of Scott’s death.
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