Loyola Freshman Fatally Shot in Random Chicago Attack

Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old freshman at Loyola University Chicago, was fatally shot early on March 19 while walking with friends near a pier in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood, authorities said. The suspect, 25-year-old Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national, has been charged with first-degree murder and other felonies in connection with the incident.

Chicago police reported that Gorman and her friends were near Tobey Prinz Beach around 1 a.m. when Gorman noticed Medina hiding behind a lighthouse. As she alerted her companions, Medina allegedly emerged wearing dark clothing and a mask, chased the group and fired a handgun. The bullet struck Gorman in the upper back, exiting through her neck, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities described the shooting as random, with Gorman likely not the intended target.

Medina was arrested over the weekend following the shooting. Security footage from his apartment building aided in his identification; a building engineer recognized his distinctive limp and gait. He faces charges including attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm and remains in custody. Due to a suspected case of tuberculosis, Medina did not...