Slain DC intern's mom urges Sheridan Gorman's family to 'fight back' after obituary olive branch

The parent of a slain Washington, D.C. legislature intern urged the household of Sheridan Gorman to "fight back" aft she wrote a touching tribute connected the assemblage student's obituary.

Loyola University Chicago pupil Sheridan Gorman, 18, was changeable and killed connected March 19 portion she was astatine a pier adjacent field successful the city's Rogers Park area. 25-year-old Jose Medina-Medina, the fishy successful Gorman's murder, entered the state illegally connected May 9, 2023, and was apprehended past released into the U.S. nether the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym, whose lad Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, 21, was caught successful the crossfire of a gang-related shooting successful Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025, wrote a touching tribute to Gorman and her household aft she was killed.

"My sincerest condolences to the family. I and my household recognize what you are going done arsenic I went done the aforesaid happening July 1, 2025 with our guiltless 21 yr aged son. I commune for each of you," Tarpinian-Jachym wrote. "The symptom is the worse symptom immoderate household tin spell done and cognize your household is successful my prayers on with each the different families who person gone done this."

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Sheridan Gorman (L) was changeable and killed connected March 19. Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym (R) shared a connection with the Gorman household to Fox News Digital aft her lad Eric (R) was changeable and killed. (Sheridan Gorman/Instagram and Tamara Tarpinian-Jachym )

In an interrogation with Fox News Digital, Tarpinian-Jachym said she was "disgusted" upon learning astir Gorman's death.

"I cried. I was angered. I was disgusted. This is an ongoing contented successful Chicago and a batch of these cities that should person ne'er happened," she said. "I was conscionable truly angered astatine that and, um, angered that determination are nary radical successful elected positions successful these cities, successful states. They conscionable don't care. They don't astir us, the victims, and the lifelong trauma this has connected a family."

Tarpinian-Jachym's son, Eric, was killed successful a drive-by shooting erstwhile respective individuals exited a conveyance and began firing shots astatine a radical of people, which included the legislature intern. He wasn't the intended target, constabulary said.

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Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national, was besides arrested for shoplifting and released earlier the alleged murder, DHS confirmed.  (DHS)

"They request to fight. And I deliberation parents of victims. We request to set together, each together," Tarpinian-Jachym said. "My bosom goes retired to the Gormans. I recognize what they're going through." 

Tarpinian-Jachym besides said she thinks enactment successful Chicago and Illinois request to beryllium held responsible.

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Sheridan Gorman smiles alongside the Chicago skyline successful Illinois.  (Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

"The radical successful complaint successful Chicago should beryllium held liable for this. You know, I deliberation the governor, the mayor, it's disgusting what they've been saying for the past year. It really, it's heart-wrenching to maine that each these radical are getting murdered," she said.

Medina-Medina is expected successful tribunal Friday morning.

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Loyola University Chicago pupil Sheridan Gorman poses with the school’s mascot during a field lawsuit successful an undated photo. (Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

Gorman, who attended Yorktown High School successful Yorktown Heights, New York, was described successful an obituary arsenic idiosyncratic who "had a mode of making radical consciousness seen, valued, and believed in." While successful precocious school, Gorman participated successful tract hockey, lacrosse and bowling "among galore different activities."

"People often accidental idiosyncratic 'lit up a room' oregon had ‘inner and outer beauty,’ but successful Sheridan’s case, those phrases autumn mode excessively short. She radiated thing adjacent greater—a uncommon and unmistakable warmth, a tone that was vibrant, compassionate, and afloat of life. She was funny, kind, and profoundly loving, with a bosom that made abstraction for everyone," her obituary states. "She loved fiercely—her family, her friends, her community, and her faith. She brought radical together, lifted them up, and made the mean moments consciousness bonzer simply by being successful them."

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Sheridan Gorman was killed aft being changeable successful the caput portion taking a locomotion with friends astatine Tobey Prinz Beach, located little than a mile from the Illinois’ campus, astir 1 a.m. connected Thursday, March 19. (Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

Medina-Medina, an amerciable migrant from Venezuela, was apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol connected May 9, 2023, and was released into the U.S. nether the Biden administration, according to DHS.

Following an apprehension for shoplifting successful Chicago, Medina was released connected June 19, 2023, DHS said.

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He was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, 3 felony counts of aggravated battle with discharge of firearm and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, according to the Chicago Police Department.

At the clip of his June 2023 arrest, Medina-Medina told officials helium was surviving astatine Leone Beach Park fieldhouse successful Rogers Park successful 2023, which was being utilized arsenic a city-sponsored structure for migrants.