Accused Killer Of Loyola Student Charged After Jail Shank Discovery
Jose Medina, accused in the March 19 shooting death of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, was charged Friday after jail staff found a 6-inch improvised shank in his pants at Cook County Jail.[1]
Jail staff found the six-inch weapon in Medina's pants pocket during a search about 8 a.m. Thursday.[1] The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the shank was a sharpened piece of metal with a handle wrapped in medical tape.[1] The Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved a new felony charge of possession of contraband in a penal institution Friday.[1]
On March 19, Medina was charged in the shooting death of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman.[1]
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- On Thursday, May 28, 2026, Cook County Jail staff found a 6-inch improvised shank in Jose Medina's pants pocket during a search around 8 a.m.
- The weapon consisted of a sharpened piece of metal with a handle fashioned from medical tape, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
- On Friday, May 29, 2026, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office approved a new felony charge of possession of contraband in a penal institution against Medina, who is already charged in the March 19 shooting death of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman.
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