Torrance Dortch, a 39-year-old African American man from Chicago, was shot and killed on January 25, 2016. The shooting occurred about 4:40 p.m. in the London Town neighborhood on the Far South Side, on the same block where he lived. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead at 5:56 p.m.; an autopsy found he died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Prosecutors say the shooter was 26-year-old James W. Rogers, who had been staying at Dortch’s townhouse against Dortch’s wishes. Dortch and Rogers reportedly argued that day when Dortch insisted Rogers leave; prosecutors allege Rogers pulled a gun and shot Dortch in the abdomen. Dortch called police and identified Rogers before losing consciousness. Rogers was arrested nearly six months later and charged with first-degree murder and held without bail.

Dortch’s family and neighbors remembered him as a loving father, mentor, entrepreneur and a positive influence in the London Town neighborhood. Does anyone have information about Torrance Dortch’s life in the community or the events of that January afternoon?