{"id":19378,"date":"2026-07-28T01:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19378"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:16:58","slug":"sheridan-gorman-murder-suspect-attends-court-hearing-from-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19378","title":{"rendered":"Sheridan Gorman murder suspect attends court hearing from hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The illegal immigrant accused of gunning down 18-year-old Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731555\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/in-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appeared in court<\/a> Monday from a hospital bed after suffering a reported seizure, according to his defense attorney.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731556\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/migrant-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national<\/a> charged with Gorman&#8217;s murder, did not appear in person for a hearing before a Cook County judge. Instead, he joined the proceedings remotely via Zoom from a local hospital, where his attorney said he was admitted after experiencing a seizure over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The judge ordered Medina to appear in person at his next court hearing if he is physically able.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Defense attorneys have repeatedly argued that Medina has suffered seizures and other health issues stemming from <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731557\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/teens-suspected-murdering-congressional-intern-linked-dna-shell-casings-prosecutors-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a 2018 shooting in Colombia,<\/a> where they say he was shot in the head.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731558\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/teens-suspected-murdering-congressional-intern-linked-dna-shell-casings-prosecutors-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TEENS SUSPECTED OF MURDERING CONGRESSIONAL INTERN LINKED BY DNA ON SHELL CASINGS, PROSECUTORS SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/medina-injury.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jose Medina-Medina's injury\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Jose Medina-Medina shows his head injury in a jail picture.<\/span> <span>(Cook County Sheriff&#8217;s Office)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">On Monday, Medina&#8217;s attorney told the judge the defense is still waiting for additional information about his medical condition before deciding which pretrial motions it may file.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Meanwhile, prosecutors said the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731559\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">murder case continues<\/a> to progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They told the court they have turned over several additional pieces of evidence to the defense, including most of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731560\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/friend-charlie-kirk-labels-courtroom-evidence-devastating-chilling-surveillance-footage-shown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DNA testing completed<\/a> on the firearm recovered at the scene. Trace evidence testing is still underway, and prosecutors said they may request additional DNA analysis depending on those results.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731561\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/gianno-caldwell-four-years-after-my-brothers-murder-im-marching-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>GIANNO CALDWELL: FOUR YEARS AFTER MY BROTHER\u2019S MURDER, I\u2019M MARCHING FOR JUSTICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/931\/523\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1862\/1046\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/720\/405\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1440\/810\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/sheridan-gorman-loyola-student-2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Loyola student Sheridan Gorman poses with Loyola's mascot at a game.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman poses with the school\u2019s mascot during a campus event in an undated photo.<\/span> <span>(Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Prosecutors also said they&#8217;ve turned over more evidence in the separate case accusing Medina of possessing a homemade shank while in custody. They are still waiting for subpoenaed body-camera video and hospital surveillance video to be added to the case.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The case was continued until Sept. 3 for another status hearing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sheridan Gorman&#8217;s family did not attend Monday&#8217;s hearing.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/sheridan-gorman-family-fox-news.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Family members of Sheridan Gorman appear on Fox News to discuss her death.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Madelon, Jess and Tom Gorman, family members of Sheridan Gorman, appeared on &#8220;The Story&#8221; to discuss the death of their daughter and sister.<\/span> <span>(&#8220;The Story&#8221;\/Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731562\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/manhunt-underway-college-student-fatally-shot-chasing-robbers-allegedly-stole-phone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MANHUNT UNDERWAY AFTER COLLEGE STUDENT FATALLY SHOT CHASING ROBBERS WHO ALLEGEDLY STOLE HIS PHONE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Medina has remained behind bars since his March arrest and has pleaded not guilty to the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731563\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">murder charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman, was fatally shot in March while walking with friends near Tobey Prinz Beach in <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_1731565\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/chicago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago&#8217;s Rogers Park<\/a> neighborhood. Authorities allege Medina opened fire during the incident, killing the college student.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News&#8217; Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Stepheny Price is a Writer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News <\/a>with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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