Pillar of West Side community: Prayer vigil, march Sunday will honor retired fallen CPD officer as search for his killers continues
CHICAGO — Loved ones will remember and honor retired fallen Chicago police officer Larry Neuman, described as a pillar of his West Side community, with a prayer vigil and march Sunday as the search for his killers continues.
Detectives with the Chicago Police Department released video footage Saturday of two suspects wanted in connection with the murder of Neuman, 73, who was shot multiple times Thursday morning in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in the city’s Garfield Park neighborhood, where he was a longtime resident. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead.
A prayer vigil and march to honor Neuman will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, 4106 West Monroe Street, where Neuman had served as an ordained minister.
The suspects were captured on video near the murder scene from security cameras pointed at a West Garfield Park alley.
Police describe one suspect as wearing a dark hoodie with a graphic on the back and Jordan shoes, while the other suspect was wearing an dark Adidas hoodie with Jordan shoes. Both appear to be Black males around the ages of 16 to 21. Police have not confirmed whether Neuman was shot during an attempted robbery.
A spokesman for CPD said Neuman joined the force in 1982 and retired in 2010. He worked as a bomb technician for the department for many years, retiring as CPD’s longest-serving bomb tech.
Neuman was most recently working with the Transportation Security Administration. A statement from TSA said Neuman was a Transportation Security Specialist-Explosives and worked at both O’Hare and Midway International Airports. He trained the screening workforce at both airports to detect explosives and other potential threats.
Neuman previously served in the U.S. Marine Corps, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam.
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If you or someone you know has information that can help lead CPD toward making an arrest and conviction in the investigation of Neuman’s murder, Area Four detectives can be reached at 312-746-8252.
The full YouTube video link can be viewed by clicking here.
Anonymous tips can also be filed online with police at cpdtip.com.
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