The Jailhouse Discovery Linked To Illegal Alien Accused In Sheridan Gorman’s Murder

Authorities found a knife on the illegal immigrant accused of killing Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman, while he was locked up in jail, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Jose Medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, allegedly fatally shot Gorman in the early morning hours of March 19 while she was walking with her friends in Chicago to search for the northern lights. Medina allegedly approached Gorman while dressed in all black with a mask over his face, before he fired one round as the college freshman tried to run.

Last week, the Cook County sheriff’s office said jail staff found Medina with a 6-inch shank, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Gorman’s family is now calling out the alleged killer’s defense to “stop pretending” their client was left with the brain development of a child after he was shot in the head during a robbery earlier in his life in Colombia, according to the outlet.

“Correctional officers recovered the sharpened metal weapon from him after receiving information that other inmates feared for their safety,” Gorman’s father, Thomas Gorman, said Monday.

“So let’s stop pretending this man is harmless and has the mentality of a child. He was a danger outside and he is apparently a danger inside,” he added.

Medina crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in May 2023, when the Biden administration was releasing migrants en masse. At the time, Border Patrol agents noted in Medina’s immigration file that he was “likely to abscond,” citing that he had “close family ties or roots in this country,” according to federal documents previously released by the House Judiciary Committee.

The illegal immigrant then traveled to Chicago, where he allegedly shoplifted from a Macy’s store in June 2023, according to the Chicago Tribune. He never showed up for his hearing in the case, leading a judge to issue a warrant for his arrest.

Medina faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, attempted murder in the first degree, three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count of aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer in his latest case, asking that local authorities hand him over for eventual deportation. Because of sanctuary policies in Illinois, local authorities are not expected to comply with the request.

“Sheridan Gorman had her whole life ahead of her before this cold-blooded killer decided to end her life. She was failed by open border policies and sanctuary politicians who RELEASED this illegal alien TWICE before he went on to commit this heinous murder,” Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in an earlier statement.

“We are calling on Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago’s sanctuary politicians to commit to not releasing this criminal illegal alien from jail back into American neighborhoods,” Bis added.