Illegal immigrant accused of murdering college student dials into hearing from hospital bed

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The forbidden migrant accused of gunning down 18-year-old Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman appeared successful court Monday from a infirmary furniture aft suffering a reported seizure, according to his defense attorney.

Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan national charged pinch Gorman's murder, did not look successful personification for a proceeding earlier a Cook County judge. Instead, he joined nan proceedings remotely via Zoom from a section hospital, wherever his lawyer said he was admitted aft experiencing a seizure complete nan weekend.

The judge ordered Medina to look successful personification astatine his adjacent tribunal proceeding if he is physically able.

Defense attorneys person many times based on that Medina has suffered seizures and different wellness issues stemming from a 2018 shooting successful Colombia, wherever they opportunity he was changeable successful nan head.

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Jose Medina-Medina's injury

Jose Medina-Medina shows his caput wounded successful a jailhouse picture. (Cook County Sheriff's Office)

On Monday, Medina's lawyer told nan judge nan defense is still waiting for further accusation astir his aesculapian information earlier deciding which pretrial motions it whitethorn file.

Meanwhile, prosecutors said nan murder lawsuit continues to progress. 

They told nan tribunal they person turned complete respective further pieces of grounds to nan defense, including astir of nan DNA testing completed connected nan firearm recovered astatine nan scene. Trace grounds testing is still underway, and prosecutors said they whitethorn petition further DNA study depending connected those results.

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Loyola student Sheridan Gorman poses pinch Loyola's mascot astatine a game.

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman poses pinch nan school’s mascot during a field arena successful an undated photo. (Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

Prosecutors besides said they've turned complete much grounds successful nan abstracted lawsuit accusing Medina of possessing a homemade shank while successful custody. They are still waiting for subpoenaed body-camera video and infirmary surveillance video to beryllium added to nan case.

The lawsuit was continued until Sept. 3 for different position hearing.

Sheridan Gorman's family did not be Monday's hearing.

Family members of Sheridan Gorman look connected Fox News to talk her death.

Madelon, Jess and Tom Gorman, family members of Sheridan Gorman, appeared connected "The Story" to talk nan decease of their girl and sister. ("The Story"/Fox News)

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Medina has remained down bars since his March apprehension and has pleaded not blameworthy to nan murder charge.

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Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University freshman, was fatally changeable successful March while stepping pinch friends adjacent Tobey Prinz Beach successful Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. Authorities allege Medina opened occurrence during nan incident, sidesplitting nan assemblage student.

Fox News' Patrick McGovern contributed to this report.

Stepheny Price is simply a Writer astatine Fox News with a attraction connected West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, nationalist and world crime stories, homicide cases, and separator security.

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