Judge orders migrant accused of killing Loyola student to submit DNA sample

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A Venezuelan migrant charged successful the March sidesplitting of Loyola University pupil Sheridan Gorman appeared successful tribunal connected Wednesday, wherever a justice ordered him to supply a DNA illustration and approved requests tied to his aesculapian attraction up of trial.

Illegal migrant Jose Medina-Medina, 25, is accused of fatally shooting Gorman, 18, astatine a Rogers Park pier March 19.

He limped into tribunal connected Wednesday aft national prosecutors earlier this period charged Medina-Medina with illegally possessing a firearm, which carries a maximum condemnation of 10 years successful prison.

In summation to the national charge, helium faces state-level charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated battle and amerciable possession of a weapon.

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Jose Medina-Medina lasting  successful  a courtroom

Jose Medina-Medina (R) is accused of sidesplitting Sheridan Gorman (L). (Sheridan Gorman/Instagram and Cook County Sheriff's Office)

On the execution charge, the authorities requested that the tribunal bid the suspect to taxable a DNA illustration to authorities police. The nationalist defender objected, but the justice granted the motion.

The nationalist defender besides requested a proceedings and submitted a healthcare bid noting a slug fragment lodged successful Medina-Medina’s nasal cavity.

They asked that his aesculapian records beryllium collected from aggregate hospitals wherever helium has received treatment, though nary circumstantial facilities were identified.

Tom Jessica and Madelon Gorman arriving astatine  a vigil successful  Yorktown New York

Tom, Jessica and Madelon Gorman get astatine a vigil successful Yorktown, New York. (Richard Beetham/Fox News Digital)

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The authorities did not object, and the justice granted the healthcare orders.

Fox News Digital antecedently reported Medina-Medina was apprehended astatine the confederate borderline successful 2023, flagged arsenic a formation risk, and had nary valid asylum assertion earlier being released into the U.S. successful 2023 nether the Biden administration.

Records bespeak helium did not person a valid U.S. code oregon recognition and was incapable to supply a verifiable constituent of contact.

Jose Medina-Medina sitting astatine  a array  successful  a courtroom during a hearing

Sketch of Jose Medina-Medina successful tribunal successful Chicago, Friday, March 27, 2026. Medina-Medina, who is successful the state illegally, allegedly changeable and killed Sheridan Gorman portion she was astatine a pier successful the Rogers Park area. (Fox News)

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His arraignment is scheduled for April 29.

Fox News Digital's Greg Wehner and Adam Sabes, on with Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.

Alexandra Koch is simply a Fox News Digital writer who covers breaking news, with a absorption connected high-impact events that signifier nationalist conversation.

She has covered large nationalist crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder panic attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.

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