Trump speaks with family of student allegedly killed by illegal immigrant
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According to information obtained by Fox News, President Donald Trump met with the family of Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old college student who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant in Chicago earlier this month.
A White House official confirmed to Fox News on Monday that Trump had spoken to Gorman’s family, but did not immediately share details of the president’s call with loved ones.
Gorman, a New York native who attended Loyola University in Chicago, was killed around 1:06 a.m. on March 19 while she was with friends near a pier in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.
Authorities alleged that 25-year-old Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, fired a single shot at the student, killing him.
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Sheridan Gorman was shot in the head and killed around 1 a.m. on March 19 while walking with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach, less than a mile from the Illinois campus, according to reports. (via Sheridan G. Gorman on Instagram)
Medina-Medina was captured by the US Border Patrol on May 9, 2023, and released to the US under the Biden administration, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS confirmed that Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan citizen, was also arrested on a theft charge and was released before the alleged murder. (DHS)
Gorman is reportedly just a few months away from completing his freshman year.
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His mother, Jessica Gorman, made emotional remarks at the memorial service in Yorktown Heights on Saturday, vowing to “fight for justice.”
Tom, Jessica and Madelon Gorman are seen among supporters at a vigil in Yorktown, New York. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)
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“As a mother, I want to say this gently but honestly. I am furious,” Jessica Gorman said. “I feel completely heartbroken and we will fight for justice and we will fight for change for our sweet Sheridan.”
Fox News Digital’s Sophia Compton and Adam Sabes contributed to this report.
