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.
