Thomas E. Wortham IV was 30 and a probationary Chicago Police officer when he was shot and killed on May 20, 2010. He was off-duty, visiting his parents’ home to show photos from Police Week in Washington, D.C., and was leaving around 11:25 p.m. when four men confronted him near East 85th Street and South Martin Luther King Drive and attempted to rob him of his motorcycle.

Officer Wortham identified himself and drew his service weapon; he fired at the suspects but was fatally shot in the abdomen. His father, a retired Chicago police sergeant, witnessed the attack and returned fire. One suspect was killed at the scene, one was seriously wounded, and two fled in a vehicle. Three people were later arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.

Officer Wortham had served nearly three years with the Chicago Police Department, previously worked eight months for the Evergreen Park Police Department, and had recently returned from a second tour in Iraq with the Wisconsin Army National Guard. He is survived by his parents and a sister.

Did anyone in the community know Officer Wortham or see activity near East 85th and Martin Luther King Drive that night?