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Police Question Person of Interest in Killing of Loyola Freshman Sheridan Gorman

The 18-year-old was shot during a late-night walk near Tobey Prinz Beach in what investigators have described as an apparently random attack.

Overview

  • Chicago police said Saturday they are interviewing a person of interest in the case, with no arrest or charges announced.
  • Gorman, 18, was fatally shot in the head around 1:30 a.m. Thursday while walking with friends near the Tobey Prinz Beach pier in Rogers Park.
  • Authorities and witnesses said the shooter wore a face covering, fired a single shot into the group and fled, and police say she was not the intended target.
  • Loyola University reported no identified ongoing threat to campus, increased patrols along the lakefront and offered counseling and ministry support after a packed vigil at Madonna della Strada Chapel.
  • Gorman’s family visited the pier memorial, called the killing murder and urged anyone with information to contact Chicago police or Loyola Campus Safety.