India, March 24 -- Comments by Chicago alderwoman Maria Hadden on the fatal shooting of Sheridan Gorman appear to have shifted the blame onto the victim, as authorities continue the investigation.

Gorman was shot dead near a pier in Chicago's Roger Park neighborhood on Thursday while walking with friends. Jose Medina, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and other charges, according to police on Sunday.

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan native living in the United States illegally, was freed twice following run-ins with the law: once in May 2023 and again the following month after being detained by local police for shoplifting.

Hadden, who represents the 49th Ward, addressed the inc...