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The heartbreaking murder of college student Sheridan Gorman is a tragedy that could have been prevented.
It has, however, prompted a disappointing and insensitive response from politicians, highlighting a troubling reluctance on the left to prioritize the safety of law-abiding citizens.
Just last week, Gorman, an 18-year-old freshman at Loyola University, was fatally shot on a Chicago beach. She was accompanied by friends, enjoying a late-night stroll in hopes of catching a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
This young woman from Westchester was senselessly killed, shot in the back by an unknown masked assailant.
“The kids were out doing normal things people do in the neighborhood,” commented Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden in a video shared on X, reflecting on the senseless act.
This is the moment that Hadden should have simply shut her mouth. But she proceeded to relay the most twisted version of this slaying.
“And it sounds like this might have been a wrong-place, wrong-time, running into a person who had a gun. They might have startled this person at the end of the pier, unintentionally.”
The jaw drops.
If ever there was someone in the wrong place, it was the alleged murderer, Jose Medina-Medina. According to DHS, he is an illegal alien from Venezuela who — shocker — came in under Biden’s open borders in May of 2023. That same year, he was picked up for shoplifting at Macy’s but never showed up for his court date.
Medina’s been an unworthy beneficiary of Biden’s welcome mat and blue-city sanctuary laws — both suicidal mechanisms for our free society.
Sheridan “was exactly where she should have been — close to campus, surrounded by friends, living her life,” her heartbroken family said in a statement, responding to Hadden’s insensitive remarks.
“What happened to Sheridan cannot be reduced to the idea of someone being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is not an abstraction. This is the loss of a daughter. The loss of a sister. The loss of a future filled with milestones that will now never come. Our family is forever changed.”
And then there’s Hadden, who is also in the wrong place. After blaming an innocent victim, she shouldn’t be anywhere near a position of power or leadership.
Imagine viewing a big city like Chicago as a world where the sane people should beware of “startling” a beast like Medina. Hadden obviously believes he has no agency.
Neither should Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, who took nearly a week to even address the senseless murder. He offered condolences to the Gorman family but, when asked, didn’t want to address sanctuary cities.
On Monday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker expressed condolences — but then blasted the Trump Administration for “politicizing heinous tragedies and instead focus on real solutions, like reinstating federal funds to prevent violence that support our public safety efforts.”
This is the same governor who still hasn’t acknowledged Illinois native Katie Abraham, who, in January 2025, was killed by a illegal immigrant who drunkenly hit her and took off. Her devastated father has been vocal about Pritzker’s silence on his daughter’s unnecessary death.
On Tuesday, Pritzker finally admitted there were “real failures” in our national immigration system, before pointing the finger back at Trump.
But city and state leadership’s priorities are clearly inverted: Criminals and illegals first, law-abiding taxpayers last.
In another era, when both sides could agree that law and order were important, shocking crimes like the murder of Gorman would have galvanized leaders of all stripes to come together and close obvious loopholes. They’d unite to find a common sense solution.
But progressive left leaders won’t even identify the cancer, so it’s impossible to treat it effectively.
Just ask Medina. He got the message loud and clear from the hapless pols running Chicago and the state of Illinois: The laws do not apply to him. He could cut the line and come into this country. Even as a guest, he can steal from his hosts and still remain free to create havoc.
Medina is now facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder, but he is currently hospitalized with tuberculosis.
Why is this guy in the United States again?
Of course, no celebrities will wear Gorman’s name on their lapels on red carpets. Neither Springsteen nor U2 will record songs about her life ending because of failed progressive policies.
Gorman did nothing to put herself in danger. Her family described her as “deeply loving” and “everybody’s cheerleader.”
She was just a beautiful young girl experiencing the thrill of independence and the first few milestones of young adulthood. Now her family is planning her funeral.
And the cowardly lefty politicians still refuse to acknowledge how their insane policies are to blame.
They’d rather point the finger.