Venezuelan migrant held in connection to killing of Loyola student in Chicago
Key Points:
- A 25-year-old man, reportedly a Venezuelan migrant, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman near campus.
- Gorman, 18, was shot in the head by a masked gunman while walking with friends along Chicago's lakefront early Thursday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The suspect was identified shortly after the shooting due to a distinctive limp, though police have not confirmed any formal charges yet.
- Loyola University Chicago President Mark C. Reed expressed profound sadness over Gorman’s death in a letter to the campus community, extending condolences to her family and friends.