Overview
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the person accused of killing Loyola freshman Sheridan Gorman must face the full weight of the justice system and that her family deserves urgent accountability.
- Following Thursday’s television interview, the Gorman family rejected a Chicago alderwoman’s “wrong place, wrong time” framing, and the alderwoman apologized, saying her remarks were misconstrued.
- Prosecutors say 26-year-old Jose Medina-Medina hid near Tobey Prinz Beach, chased a group of students, and shot Gorman in the back, with video leading police to his home where they found a handgun wrapped in a ski mask.
- Medina-Medina has pleaded not guilty and remains in Cook County Jail, with a June 1 court date set after a delay for a tuberculosis diagnosis, as public defenders cite a developmental disability and the family disputes his claimed incapacity.
- Federal records cited in coverage say Border Patrol detained and released Medina-Medina in 2023 and he was later released again after a shoplifting arrest, and Gorman’s parents argue those decisions allowed the killing that took their daughter.