Overview
- Sheridan Gorman, 18, was shot in the head while walking with friends on the Tobey Prinz Beach pier near Loyola’s Lake Shore campus at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday.
- Chicago police say a masked male approached the group, opened fire and fled, and they believe Gorman was not the intended target.
- No suspect description has been released and no one is in custody as the investigation continues.
- Hundreds attended a vigil at Madonna della Strada Chapel, and Loyola is offering counseling while stating there is no known ongoing threat to campus.
- Gorman’s family called the killing murder and asked anyone with information to contact Campus Safety at 773-508-SAFE or Chicago police at 911 or 312-744-8263.