Businessman's Funeral Today

Funeral services will be held Tuesday for a Tulsa man killed at his workplace last week.

On Monday, Tulsa Police have released a sketch of the suspect and a reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest.

Neal Sweeney, 63, was at work at his business at 3158 South 108th Street last Thursday, when a gunman wearing a hooded shirt walked past the receptionist, dodged five other employees and walked into Sweeney's office and shot him in the head.

No one else was hurt.  

The suspect is described as a black male, about 22-years-old, around 5'-9" and slender build weighing about 140 pounds.

Sweeney was a long time Tulsa businessman, and former University of Tulsa football player, a husband, a father and a grandfather. He was also was an avid runner. Just last week his running club hosted a memorial run in his honor.

Tulsa homicide detectives suspect someone might have hired a hit man to kill Sweeney. Aside from the person shown in the composite sketch, investigators are also focused on a white van. The suspect fled the scene in that white van.

Anyone with information about Sweeney's murder should call Crime Stoppers at 596-COPS. If your tip leads to an arrest, you could receive a $26,500 reward.

A memorial service for Sweeney is set for 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in downtown Tulsa.

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