CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A teenager has been charged with murdering retired Chicago Police Officer Larry Neuman last week and is due in court later this morning for a detention hearing.
Superintendent Larry Snelling announced that a 16-year-old-boy has been charged with murder of Neuman, who Snelling said worked for decades to help turn young people away from this kind of violence.
“In a brazen and senseless act of violence, Larry’s life was taken from him by the very people he committed his life to helping,” Snelling said.
Chief of Detectives Antoinette Ursitti said Neuman was paying a landscaper outside his home in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street when the two suspects approached him with guns drawn.
Neuman then pushed the worker “out of harm’s way” and pulled out his own gun, Ursitti said. The suspects then opened fire, striking Neuman as he fired back.
The video released by police led to “multiple anonymous tips” and gave detectives the identity of the teen who was charged, Ursitti said. An officer also recognized the teenager “from a previous encounter” in May, when the suspect was wearing the same outfit.
Ursitti said the teen turned himself in Sunday “with assistance from members of the community” and was positively identified as one of the shooters.
“The community assistance in this case was instrumental in the investigation,” Ursitti said, crediting a $75,000 reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the daytime killing.
The second shooter remained at large, Ursitti said. Officials didn’t offer a motive, but Ursitti noted that a robbery task force was involved in the investigation.
Chicago Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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