Overview
- The accused gunman’s first court appearance was postponed Monday after court officials said he was hospitalized and quarantined for tuberculosis.
- Prosecutors said he hid behind a lighthouse on the pier before firing, and police say building video, a witness who noted his distinct limp, and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection image match led to his arrest.
- Officers recovered a handgun at his home that prosecutors said had bullets matching the casing found near 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, who was shot while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach early Thursday and died at the scene.
- The Department of Homeland Security says the suspect is an undocumented Venezuelan released after a 2023 border apprehension and a later Chicago shoplifting arrest, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement has filed a detainer that clashes with Illinois’ limits on local cooperation.
- A judge ordered him held and set a detention hearing for Friday, as Gorman’s family rejects “wrong place, wrong time” framing and calls for full accountability while Loyola mourns at campus vigils.