Slain Loyola Chicago student's family fumes over 'murder,' manhunt for masked gunman in attack near campus

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. ‘Outnumbered’ panelists discuss the shooting death of 18-year-old college student Sheridan Gorman as Chicago police search for a suspect. The family of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student who was gunned down near her campus by a masked shooter are demanding answers regarding their daughter’s seemingly random murder as police hunt for a suspect. Sheridan Gorman was shot in the head while taking a walk with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach, located less than a mile from the Illinois campus, around 1 a.m. on Thursday, according to WLS. "Our beloved daughter, Sheridan, was taken from us this morning in Chicago. There is no way to soften this — this was murder," her family said in a statement to NBC Chicago. "Sheridan was the light of our lives. She made people feel seen, safe, and loved simply by being who she was. She lived her faith with kindn