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Sheridan Gorman was just 18 years old. A freshman at Loyola University in Chicago, she hailed from Westchester County, New York. She posted on social media that she was looking forward to the warmer weather arriving in the city she planned to call home for the next four years. Her friends adored her.  Her family loved her deeply. “She was full of life, full of kindness, and full of a love that she gave freely to everyone around her,” they wrote in a statement, adding, “she made people feel seen. She made people feel valued.”