Overview
- The Gorman family on Wednesday issued a statement pressing Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker for a public, specific accounting of what went wrong and rejecting talk of a “senseless tragedy.”
- Sheridan Gorman, 18, was shot while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Rogers Park, a killing that police say occurred early Thursday, March 19.
- Jose Medina-Medina, 25, is in custody on first-degree murder and related charges, and federal officials say ICE has asked local authorities to keep him held.
- Records show U.S. Border Patrol apprehended Medina-Medina in May 2023 and released him, a June 2023 shoplifting arrest in Chicago followed, and a missed court date led to an active warrant.
- The case has become a national flashpoint, with President Trump and Illinois Republicans blaming sanctuary laws, while the Chicago Sun-Times stresses research that immigrants offend less and recalls a recent, controversial federal enforcement blitz in the city.