Funeral of murdered retired Chicago police officer and pastor Larry Neuman at his longtime church in Garfield Park

CHICAGO (WLS) — Retired Chicago police officer Larry Neuman will be buried on Saturday.

The Garfield Park resident and pastor was shot and killed outside his home last week.

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Neuman was paying another man to mow his lawn when he was approached by the two suspects and later shot, police said.

Investigators said Neuman pushed the man he was trying to pay out of the way when shots were fired, saving the man’s life.

Neuman was the longest serving explosives specialist in the CPD and is remembered and honored as a friend of the community.

Neuman was a religious leader for many for three decades at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church, where his loved ones gather to remember him.

“Every time he stood up to speak, he talked about the younger generation and what we could do in society and around the world to help young people,” said his longtime friend Mary Baldwin.

One of Neuman’s former colleagues, retired CPD Commander Gene Roy, spoke to ABC7 about how much the loss hurts the community. Colleagues said Neuman dedicated his life to his community.

“The whole thing is just a terrible shock…everybody knew Larry,” Roy said. “And…always a kind word, always a smile on his face, he was the guy you went to if there was a problem, he always had the right way of talking to people to solve the problem…There’s an old saying, ‘If you sign up, you sign up for life’…you see the last moments of his life on earth. He protected somebody else…there’s no greater praise for someone.”

Saturday’s memorial service comes just one day after Chicago police announced the arrest of a second suspect in Neuman’s murder.

The 17-year-old is accused of murder along with 16-year-old Lazarius Watt, who is being charged as an adult.

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The 17-year-old was arrested on the south side on Thursday, while Watt turned himself in last weekend.

Neuman’s viewing will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by a funeral at 11 a.m. at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church.

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