A heated few seconds turned deadly in northwest suburban Streamwood this past weekend, when a quarrel between two drivers ended with a Glendale Heights man being shot and killed.
As CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported Monday night, the shooting happened on busy Bartlett Road. The victim, Scott Mattison, leaves behind two daughters.On Monday night, De Mar spoke to those who knew Mattison, and who say no matter what the quarrel was about, he did not deserve to be shot and killed on the side of the road.
Mattison worked as an HVAC installer at Paragon Mechanical Inc. in Arlington Heights. Polka, the owner of the company, was not only Mattison’s boss – but a close friend.De Mar asked Polka whether it surprised him that Mattison got out of his work truck during the quarrel.“I don’t know if it surprised me, of if I just – I know if he didn’t, he would be here today,” Polka said. “Scott made mistakes, he did. He wasn’t perfect by any means.
Arick Lopez, who lives nearby was outside with his dogs. He shot video of the incident on his cellphone.
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