Illinois State Trooper, Gerald Mason, death has been ruled a suicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office Saturday. An autopsy found District Chicago Trooper Gerald Mason, 35, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner's office said. His age was initially reported as 36 on Friday by state police.
The 11-year state police died Friday shortly after the shooting around 2pm on the inbound lane of the DanRyan Expressway on the city's south side.