Larry Neal Jr., 31, was killed on Sunday, July 7, 2019, in Florissant, Missouri, after a confrontation that began with a minor accident in an apartment complex breezeway on Chesapeake Drive. As Neal walked up a stairway, Clement reportedly came out brandishing a handgun. After words were exchanged, Neal—unarmed—turned to go back down the stairs and Clement fired about eleven times, striking Neal multiple times, including in the chest and stomach.

Neighbors and a friend tried to render aid until emergency responders arrived; Neal was found with several gunshot wounds and was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons investigated. Thomas Clement was taken into custody and charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action; the court ordered him held without bond as a danger to the community.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what happened that night, please come forward.