
The đ´hâđ king mass murder-sáŠuáŠiáŠcide in a notoriously safe Illinois village was committed by a veterinarian who É Ď Éłned down his elderly parents, son and girlfriend before sĚhĚoĚoĚting himself dead, according to cops who said he left âmultiple sáŠuáŠiáŠcide notes.â
Bryan Schmidt, who managed his familyâs now-shuttered cat clinic, was identified as the deranged đŹiáŠller who ŃâÎąĎ É˘Đ˝ŃŃrŃd his family in the Mundelein home he owned with his parents, Rebecca Schmidt, 77, and James, 80, who were among the dead.
Bryanâs 22-year-old son, Maclaine Schmidt, was also found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, as was the đŹiáŠllerâs longtime girlfriend, Nicole Heiser, 37, with the bodies found in numerous different rooms.

Bryan Schmidt then killed himself by putting the gun in his mouth, CBS News reported, citing coroners.
âMultiple sáŠuáŠiáŠcide notesâ were âleft by Bryan on scene and in his vehicle,â police said, without elaborating on what they said or a possible motive for the blââdbatáŠh.
Authorities said they are combing through a âsignificant amountâ of evidence. However, they have yet to suggest why Schmidt, who ran the Northern Illinois Cat Clinic in Libertyville, would wipe out his family in a crime that shocked the suburban Chicago village of Mundelein, which has a crime rate 63% lower than the national average
He never had any interaction with cops, who had never been called to the house before.



Authorities suspect the mass đŹiáŠlling happened between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday â but neighbors assumed the gunshots were firecrackers being set off ahead of Sundayâs Chicago Bears game.
The bodies were only found just before midnight when the đŹiáŠllerâs 44-year-old sister, Kimberly Schmidt, called from her home some 2,000 miles away in California asking for a welfare check after not hearing from her parents.
The sĚhĚoĚoĚting was an isolated incident, authorities say.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National sáŠuáŠiáŠcide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can dial the 24/7 National sáŠuáŠiáŠcide Prevention Hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.