Shooting Near Loyola
Chicago police say 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, a Loyola University student from Westchester County, New York, was shot and killed very early Thursday in the Rogers Park area. Officers said a masked man came up to a group of students walking near the lakefront around 1:30 a.m. and fired at them. Gorman was hit in the head and died at the scene. Investigators are now working to piece together the timeline and identify everyone involved.
Police Followed Video Evidence
By Friday night, police had taken a 25-year-old adult male into custody in Rogers Park and recovered a gun, according to WGN and later Fox News. WGN reported that a person of interest was in custody, and investigators said surveillance cameras helped track the suspect after the shooting. Fox News reporter Matt Finn said multiple Chicago police sources described the man as a Venezuelan migrant being questioned in connection with Gorman’s death. Charges, if any are filed, will determine the next legal step.
Family Asks For Answers
Gorman’s family said in a statement through ABC 7 Chicago that she was the light of their lives and that she lived with kindness, compassion, and joy. They said they had trusted she would be safe, called the killing murder, and asked anyone with information to come forward. The family also asked for privacy as they grieve and said nothing can ease the loss they are living through now. Their grief is private, but their plea is public: if you know something, say something.
Updates Shared By Reporters
Reporters posted the early timeline and custody update as the story developed. The embedded posts below show the reports that circulated from Friday into Saturday.
https://twitter.com/CourtSpinelliTV/status/2035411790113226775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/CourtSpinelliTV/status/2035420018847236502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
https://twitter.com/MattFinnFNC/status/2035497258935034104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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