Man Charged With Murder In Shooting Death Of Wife In Warrenville

WARRENVILLE, IL — A Warrenville man has been charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, Jaime Neumann, 47.

Steven Kramer, 39, of the 30W0-100 block of Mulberry Court, was denied pretrial release Wednesday in connection with the Sept. 5 murder.

Officers were called to Kramer's home around 11 a.m. for a report that someone had suffered cardiac arrest, according to prosecutors. When they got to the scene, police were confronted by Kramer, who said his wife was upstairs.

The officer went upstairs to find Neumann lying near the foot of the bed with "blood coming from her mouth, apparent trauma to her face and what appeared to be brain matter on her upper chest," a news release said.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, with officers determining that Neumann had been shot six times. Three gunshot wounds were found in her chest, one was found between her nose and left eye, one on her right forearm and one on her left thigh, according to prosecutors.

Kramer is accused of fatally shooting Neumann after a verbal argument. He was taken into custody later that day.

“The allegation that Mr. Kramer shot his wife multiple times, including once in the head, is extremely upsetting,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin added, “I offer my sincerest condolences to Jaime’s family and friends as they grieve their loss, particularly her children who are now forced to live a life without the love and support only a mother can provide."

Kramer is being held in DuPage County Jail and is set to appear in court Oct. 7.