Mother of Loyola College Student Sheridan Gorman Days earlier, the 18-year-old freshman was murdered by 25-year-old Venezuelan immigrant José Medina-Medina. Gorman was shot Last Thursday, she and a group of friends walked to the pier at Toby Prints Beach to see Northern Lightsthe family’s attorney said, ABC 7 reported.
Mother Jessica Gorman vowed to seek “justice” for her daughter. Yet she refuses to even acknowledge the immigrant gunman who allegedly killed her daughter.
‘We are broken’
“We’re going to get justice for Sheridan,” Jessica said outside Sheridan’s Yorktown Heights home on Monday, March 23.
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“We have a voice and we will be heard,” the grieving mother told the New York Post. “We’re broken.”
However, Jessica said nothing about her daughter’s killer.
“What we are really focused on this week is burying our daughter. What we are really focused on is the beauty of her life,” she said. “We’re not targeting this person.”
“When they say your heart is broken or it feels like it’s been ripped out of your chest, it’s true,” Jessica added. “This is so real and I wouldn’t wish this to happen to anyone.”
Gorman, a devout Christian, star bowler and high school athlete, was reportedly excited to start studying business at Loyola University last fall.
“We decided this week to just focus on Sheridan and celebrate our beauty,” Jessica said.
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Shortly after Gorman’s murder, Chicago police arrested Medina-Medina on charges including first-degree murder. Authorities used facial recognition software to compare images from surveillance footage to U.S. Customs and Border Protection records. CPD investigators said in the arrest report that the images matched Medina-Medina.
According to court records, a warrant was issued for Medina’s arrest in 2023 after Medina stopped appearing in court on a shoplifting charge. Federal officials say Medina, an undocumented Venezuelan citizen, should never have been released after being arrested in 2023.
Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Following the murder, “Sheridan Gorman was murdered by an illegal immigrant who should not be in our country. We are committed to seeking justice for the Gorman family and working every day to prevent preventable tragedies like this from happening again. Join us in praying for her family, friends and loved ones during this tragic time.”
