A Venezuelan migrant charged with fatally shooting a Loyola University student has been ordered by a judge to provide a DNA sample as part of the ongoing criminal case.

Jose Medina-Medina appeared at a court hearing related to the death of Sheridan Gorman, a Loyola student who was killed in a shooting. The judge's order for DNA collection is a standard procedure in serious criminal cases that can help establish physical evidence.

According to court documents, Medina-Medina had been flagged as a flight risk before being released at the U.S. border in 2023. The circumstances of his initial detention and subsequent release have become part of the broader case record.

The shooting death of Gorman has drawn attention to immigration enforcement procedures and the screening process for individuals encountered at the border. Medina-Medina's case involves both the criminal charges related to the student's death and questions about his immigration status.

The DNA sample ordered by the court will likely be processed as part of the evidence collection in the criminal case. Court proceedings are expected to continue as prosecutors build their case against the defendant.