New Search For Evidence In Chicago Cop's Murder: Police Recruits Help Look For Clues In Shooting Death Of Officer Michael Bailey

Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey was shot and killed on July 18, 2010, as he was just getting home from a night shift guarding the home of Mayor Richard M. Daley.

His murder tore apart the city. On last Friday, nearly a month later police hit the streets, searching for answers in the killing of Chicago Police Officer Michael Bailey.

CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli was there during the search.

A $140,000 reward is being offered information leading to the arrest of Bailey's killer or killers. Although people say money talks, so far with this murder, that's not proving to be the case.

Nearly 60 members of the Chicago Police Department Training Academy walked through tall grass and weeds on Friday hoping to find a clue that might help catch a killer.

Chicago Police Lt. John McMurray said, "If there is anything in these vines and bushes or anything we should be able to see it."

The police recruits were hoping to find evidence that might lead them to the person or people who murdered Bailey last month.

Rickey Comodore lost his next door neighbor when the 62-year-old was gunned down. First he heard four or five shots.

"I looked out the apartment and I see him lying over there where that fire hydrant is at. I couldn't believe it. It was a shock," said Comodore.

Bailey's family promptly moved out of their Park Manor home. Comodore fears his block has become the crime's next casualty.

"This block is dead. It's not exciting no more," said Comodore.

The young father and others believe that catching Bailey's killer would go a long way towards taking back the neighborhood. That's why they were hoping Friday's search would turn up significant evidence.

"We're out here doing a grid search based on info we have that the offender ran up this embankment and across the Skyway and down through that rail yard," McMurray said.

But the search ended a few hours after it started, with no significant discoveries. Comodore said that until the killers are brought to justice it will be hard to have peace of mind especially with the memories of he saw on the street.

"My wife, she started screaming. She was in disbelief. I was in disbelief," Comodore said.

Bailey's killer was last seen running from the scene south on the 7400 block of South Evans Avenue. Police believe he cut across an abandoned lot before making his way to the Skyway area they were searching on last Friday.