18-year-old Loyola student Sheri Gorman killed near Rogers Park beach
An 18-year-old female college freshman from Yorktown Heights, identified as Sheridan "Sherri" or Sherrye Gorman by local media and family sources respectively was shot to death overnight while walking with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach near Loyola University Chicago.
Key Points
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1Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old freshman at Loyola University College of Law and Justice (Chicago), Illinois
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2was fatally shot by a masked gunman while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach on Thursday night.
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3The shooting occurred approximately one mile from the campus in Rogers Park where police are actively searching for suspects.
Developments
Perspectives
Sheridan Gorman's family has expressed a strong desire for accountability and justice following her death.
— 'This is murder': Westchester family demands answers in Loyola student killing (Nbcnewyork)The community of the university, including students from various locations such as New York County who were recently posting photos on social media before their tragic loss at a Chicago campus near Rogers Park.
— 'New York teen gunned down near Chicago college — days after posting fun-filled pics of freshman year' (Nypost)Loyola University officials have characterized the incident as 'tragic,' with President Mark Reed expressing deep sadness over her death and offering condolences to those affected.
— 'This is a tragic loss, and our hearts go out...' Loyola Student Fatally Shot At Rogers Park Beach (Blockclubchicago)Police are actively searching for the masked gunman who shot Sheridan Gorman in Chicago while she was walking with friends near campus at approximately 1:30 am.
— 'Family of Loyola student killed visits pier where shooting occurred' CBS NewsSheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman from Yorktown, New York, was shot dead by a masked gunman near Tobey Prinz Beach on Thursday morning. Police indicate the attack appeared random and that she may not have been intended as the target before her mother called for justice at a campus church service where hundreds of students gathered to pay their respects.
Chicago police are searching to identify who shot 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, an act that killed her while she was walking with friends near Rogers Park. Her family has visited the scene of the shooting at Tobey Prinz Beach and attended a campus vigil as they demand answers for what their statement describes as someone's deliberate choice to steal their daughter from them forever changed our families