Sheridan Gorman murder suspect attends court hearing from hospital
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The illegal immigrant accused of shooting to death 18-year-old Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman appeared in court Monday from his hospital bed after reportedly suffering a seizure, according to his defense attorney.
Jose Medina-Medina, the Venezuelan national accused of Gorman’s murder, did not attend the hearing in person before a Cook County judge. Instead, he participated in proceedings remotely via Zoom from a local hospital, where his lawyer said he was hospitalized after suffering a seizure over the weekend.
The judge ordered Medina to attend the next hearing in person if he is physically capable.
Defense attorneys have repeatedly argued that Medina suffered seizures and other health problems stemming from a 2018 shooting in Colombia in which they said he was shot in the head.
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Jose Medina-Medina shows head injury in prison photo. (Cook County Sheriff’s Office)
On Monday, Medina’s attorney told the judge he was still waiting for additional information about his medical condition before deciding what pretrial requests the defense could make.
Meanwhile, prosecutors said the murder case continues to move forward.
They told the court they turned over several additional pieces of evidence to the defense, including most of the DNA testing completed on the firearm seized at the scene. Trace evidence testing is still ongoing, and prosecutors have said they may seek additional DNA analysis depending on those results.
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Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman poses with the school’s mascot during a campus event in an undated photo. (via Sheridan G. Gorman on Instagram)
Prosecutors said they also presented more evidence in a separate case accusing Medina of possessing a homemade shank while in custody. They are still awaiting subpoenas for body camera video and hospital surveillance video to be added to the case.
The case continued until September 3 for a new status hearing.
Sheridan Gorman’s family did not attend Monday’s hearing.
Sheridan Gorman’s family members Madelon, Jess and Tom Gorman appeared on “The Story” to discuss the death of their daughter and sister. (“Story”/Fox News)
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Medina has remained behind bars since his arrest in March and has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
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Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman, was shot and killed in March while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Authorities claimed that Medina opened fire during the incident, killing the university student.
Fox News’ Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.
