Venezuelan migrant arrested after Loyola Chicago student fatally shot near campus

A 25-year-old antheral has been arrested successful transportation with the decease of a Loyola University Chicago pupil changeable adjacent field Thursday by a masked gunman, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The Tribune said it had obtained the apprehension study and was not naming the suspect, who sources archer Fox News is simply a migrant from Venezuela.

Sheridan Gorman, 18, of Westchester County, New York, was gunned down portion taking a locomotion with friends soon aft 1:30 a.m. Thursday on Chicago's lakefront.

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

The gunman allegedly approached the group, pulled retired a gun, and opened occurrence — striking Gorman successful the head, according to the Chicago Police Department. She was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

No different injuries were reported, according to police.

Records obtained by the Tribune authorities the fishy was identified minutes aft the shooting owed to his "distinct limp."

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Sheridan Gorman, a Loyola University Chicago pupil who was fatally changeable adjacent campus, is shown alongside the school’s Lake Shore Campus successful Rogers Park. (Alyssa Schukar for The Washington Post via Getty Images / Sheridan G. Gorman via Instagram)

In a missive sent to students Thursday, Loyola University Chicago President Mark C. Reed confirmed Gorman’s decease portion addressing the field community.

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"It is with profound sadness that I constitute to stock that 1 of our students, Sheridan Gorman, was killed earlier today," Reed said. "This is simply a tragic loss, and our hearts spell retired to Sheridan’s family, loved ones, and each who knew her."

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report. 

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