Loyola student who was shot, parents had a presser, are they really that dense??

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So just like Austin Metcalf’s dad.

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officials said Medina came to the U.S. to seek safety in 2023. They said he turned himself in at the border in Texas, was detained for months and asked to be deported to Colombia but was put on a bus and sent to Chicago.

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Sheridan’s family is taking issue with the governor.

They released a statement that read:

We acknowledge Governor Pritzker’s recent comments regarding Sheridan’s murder and his statement that there were “real failures.” We appreciate that he has now, five days after our daughter, Sheridan’s murder that he has finally spoken publicly about Sheridan.

But Sheridan’s death cannot be reduced to a general “tragedy,” nor can it be explained away by broad references to failures somewhere else. Sheridan was a daughter, a sister, and a young woman whose life was taken in a way that should never have been possible.

This was not abstract. It was preventable.

We are not interested in political arguments or in watching responsibility shift from one place to another. If there were failures—as the Governor himself has acknowledged—then every one of them must be identified, examined, and addressed directly. The location of those failures matters less than the willingness to confront them honestly.

Our daughter is not a policy debate. She is a life that was taken, and that demands accountability.

Calling this a tragedy is not enough. There must be a full and transparent accounting of what went wrong.

We will not allow Sheridan’s name to be used in political arguments—but we will insist that her loss leads to real answers and real change.

We expect leadership that is willing to face difficult truths without deflection. We stand ready to engage with any public official, including the Governor, who is committed to ensuring that what happened to Sheridan does not happen again to another family.

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The family also responded to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johson’s comments on the shooting. They issued a statement that read:

We acknowledge Mayor Johnson’s statement five days after our daughter, Sheridan’s murder and his condolences to our family, as well as his recognition of the work of the Chicago Police Department.

But what happened to Sheridan cannot be reduced to a “senseless tragedy,” nor can it be explained in general terms about public safety. Sheridan was our daughter. She was 18 years old. She was doing something entirely normal—walking near her campus with friends. She should be here.

This was not random. It was not inevitable. And it cannot be treated as though it were.

We appreciate the efforts of law enforcement in making an arrest. But safety is not defined by how quickly a case is solved after the fact. It is defined by whether a young woman like Sheridan is protected in the first place.

Our daughter was not in the wrong place at the wrong time. The system failed her.

Calling this ‘senseless’ is not enough. There must be a clear and honest accounting of what went wrong.”

We are not interested in rhetoric. We are asking for accountability.

We will not allow Sheridan’s life to be reduced to a talking point or a generalization. We expect leadership that is willing to confront hard truths and ensure that what happened to her does not happen again.

We stand ready to engage with the Mayor and any public official willing to approach this with seriousness, transparency, and a commitment to real change.

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The parents are from Westchester County, NY one of the richest in the country, who voted for kamala, biden, hillary, and obama.

Of all the universities in the United States they chose to send their child to Loyola. It certainly wasnt money, Loyola tuition is nearly four times that of SEC schools. Its a very liberal school in a very liberal city. Its a sanctuary city and a very violent one. You chose a school that would most certainly further indoctrinate the liberal doctrine.

Now your child is dead due to the immigration policies of the administration you voted for.

You stand at the podium and are very careful not to blame the root cause of your daughter's death but to ramble about justice.

What you should have done is apologize to all the other gold star parents who lost their children due to this lax policy. Apologize for voting into office the people who allowed, no funded and promoted it.

You should have quoted the great one and said "voting has consequences" and I now realize that.

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