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White House Press Secretary Rebukes Networks Over Sparse Coverage of Sheridan Gorman Case

The briefing-room rebuke signals the case’s rise as a proxy for immigration enforcement disputes plus media scrutiny.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt displays a printed paper that reads "media coverage of Sheridan Gorman" as she speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 30, 2026.
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The New York teen heinously murdered near her Chicago university was remembered as a beloved student-athlete whose faith, joy and positivity lit up everyone around her – as hundreds packed her hometown to mourn her tragic death.
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Overview

  • Karoline Leavitt used Monday’s press briefing to fault ABC, CBS, and NBC for devoting only minutes or seconds to the Loyola student’s killing and tied the case to the fight over DHS funding and deportations.
  • The White House said Monday that President Trump spoke with Sheridan Gorman’s family, while her mother vowed at a weekend vigil in Yorktown Heights to “fight for justice” and “fight for change.”
  • A Cook County judge ordered Jose Medina-Medina detained after Friday’s hearing on first-degree murder and related charges, with his next court date scheduled for April 15.
  • Prosecutors say a private camera captured a single gunshot at 1:06 a.m., surveillance and witnesses noted the suspect’s distinct limp, and Gorman was shot in the back as friends fled the Rogers Park pier.
  • Defense counsel says Medina-Medina suffered a 2018 gunshot wound to the head that left severe brain injury, as the case fuels clashes over ICE detainers, Chicago’s sanctuary policies, and how national outlets cover the story.