Parents of Slain Loyola Student Sheridan Gorman Call for Accountability: “We’ve Got to Make Changes”

The parents of Sheridan Gorman are speaking out for the first time since their daughter, a Loyola University freshman, was shot and killed in March, allegedly by a man who authorities say entered the U.S. illegally. They are calling for accountability and change.

“I don’t care what side of the aisle politically people are on, or is right in the middle like us. This can’t happen. We’ve got to make changes,” Jessica Gorman, her mother, told CBS News.

Her father, Thomas, added, “We all should be able to agree about the safety of our kids.”

Sheridan was out walking with friends near Chicago’s lakefront around 1:30 a.m. on March 19 when a masked man with a gun approached their group. He opened fire, and Sheridan, an 18-year-old from Yorktown, New York, was shot. She died on the spot.

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