Second teen charged with murder of Larry Neuman, retired Chicago police bomb squad

A 17-year-old boy is the second teen now accused of fatally shooting Larry Neuman, a retired Chicago police officer, in his beloved West Garfield Park neighborhood earlier this month.

The 17-year-old man, whose name has not been released, is charged in the June 20 killing of Neuman, 73, who was fatally shot in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street.

The teen is also charged with the apparently unrelated armed robbery of a man on the West Side from November 2023, police said. He is scheduled to appear Saturday for a detention hearing, police said.

Earlier this week, Lazarious Watt, 16, was also charged with Neuman's murder.

Neuman was a “pillar” of his beloved West Garfield Park community, according to Pastor Paul Sims of St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, where Neuman was a 30-year member and pastor.

Neuman was a bomb technician who retired in 2010. He worked for the police department for 28 years.

An explosives specialist in the transportation security field, Neuman joined the TSA in 2010 and worked at O'Hare and Midway airports, an agency spokesperson said. In his current position, Neuman trained screening personnel at both airports to detect explosives and other potential threats.

“He spent his entire career protecting our city and spent his retirement as a reverend, speaking out against violent crime plaguing our neighborhoods,” Police Supt. Larry Snelling said this earlier.

Visitation for Neuman will be held Friday from 3 to 8 p.m. at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, 4106 W. Monroe St. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael.