By SOPHIA TAREEN
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO – A 30-year-old Chicago police officer who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq was shot and killed when several people approached him outside his family’s home and tried to steal his new motorcycle, authorities said Thursday.
Thomas Wortham IV’s father – a retired Chicago police officer – came to his son’s aid and shot two of the attackers, killing one of them late Wednesday, police said. Retired police officers are allowed to keep guns.
“This is a tragedy. This young man survived two tours in Iraq, and came home and got murdered on the streets in front of his house that he grew up in. In front of his father, it’s just unbelievable,” said Chicago Alderman Freddrenna Lyle.