Michael Ray Bailey Sr., 62, was a Chicago Police Department officer killed on July 18, 2010, outside his Park Manor home at 7421 South Evans Avenue. He had just returned from a mayoral protection detail, was still in uniform and was cleaning a new Buick Regal when as many as three male suspects approached and tried to rob him of the vehicle. According to reports, Officer Bailey identified himself as a police officer and exchanged gunfire with the suspects; he was struck three times and died after being taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Investigators recovered three guns at the scene, including the murder weapon. The suspects initially escaped. On July 6, 2011, Antwon Carter, 32, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after allegedly bragging about the killing to friends and inmates. Carter was tried in May 2019, convicted after two hours of jury deliberation, and on December 19, 2019, was sentenced to life in prison, plus 35 years for an unrelated carjacking. Officer Bailey had served more than 20 years with the department; his funeral was July 23, 2010, at St. Sabina Catholic Church, and he was cremated and entombed in Evergreen Cemetery.

Do readers have memories of Officer Bailey or information about the night of July 18, 2010 that could add detail to the case?