Lucy Harrison was killed at her father’s house in Prosper, Texas Reproduction/Facebook A young woman who was shot dead by her own father had argued with him, hours before the crime, about President Donald Trump, according to testimony presented this Tuesday (10) in a judicial inquiry. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Lucy Harrison, who was born in England, was shot in the chest on January 10, 2025, in Prosper, Texas, United States. She visited her father in the city. At the time, local police investigated the 23-year-old’s death as a possible case of manslaughter — when there is no intent to kill — but no criminal charges were filed against her father, Kris Harrison, after a grand jury in Texas decided not to indict him. An inquiry into Lucy’s death was recently opened by British Justice at Cheshire Court, where the young woman was born. See the videos that are trending on g1 In testimony, Sam Littler, Lucy’s boyfriend, said that they had a “big argument” with the young woman’s father about American President Donald Trump, who was about to take office for his second term. Littler, who had traveled to the United States on holiday with his girlfriend, said she used to get upset when her father talked about buying a gun. Furthermore, according to the investigation, Kris Harrison — who moved to the United States when his daughter was still a child — had undergone treatment for alcohol dependence. Harrison, who did not attend the inquest hearing, admitted in a statement sent to the court that he had relapsed on the day of the shooting and that he had drunk around 500 ml of white wine. According to Littler, on the morning of January 10, his girlfriend asked her father, “How would you feel if I was the girl in that situation and had been sexually assaulted?” — referring to allegations of sexual abuse against Trump. Kris Harrison reportedly said that he had two other daughters who lived with him and that it wouldn’t affect him that much — which left Lucy “quite shaken”, causing her to run to her room. Littler told the court that later that day, about half an hour before they left for the airport, Lucy was in the kitchen when her father took her by the hand and led her to her room. About 15 seconds later, Littler heard a loud noise and, shortly after, Kris Harrison began screaming for his wife, Heather. “I remember running into the room and seeing Lucy lying on the floor near the bathroom door while Kris was shouting nonsense.” In a statement sent to the court, Kris Harrison said he and his daughter were watching a news report about gun violence when he told her he owned a gun, and asked if she would like to see it. According to him, the two went to the bedroom so he could show a 9 mm Glock semi-automatic pistol, which was on the bedside table. Harrison said he bought the gun a few years ago because he wanted to give his family a greater “sense of security.” He denied that he had discussed this issue with his daughter before. In his statement, he said: “As I picked up the gun to show her, I suddenly heard a loud noise. I didn’t understand what had happened. Lucy fell to the ground at the same time.” Harrison said he didn’t remember whether his finger was on the trigger. He acknowledged having had problems with alcohol in the past and said he had a “relapse” on the day of his daughter’s death, as he was emotionally shaken. The investigation also includes the testimony of police officer Luciana Escalera, which was read at the hearing. She reported smelling alcohol on Harrison’s breath when she was called to the residence after the shooting. Security camera footage showed that Harrison had purchased two 500ml cases of Chardonnay wine in a store shortly before 1pm (local time) that day. ‘Force of nature’ At the hearing, Ana Samuel, Kris Harrison’s lawyer, presented a request for coroner Jacqueline Devonish to declare herself unable to act in the case, claiming that she might “not be impartial”. According to her, the investigation was being conducted in a way “that looked more like a criminal investigation than something aimed at finding out the facts.” Lois Norris, lawyer for Lucy’s mother, Jane Coates, said the request was an “ambush by Harrison’s legal team”. Norris also said that Kris Harrison was the “only person in the room” when it happened and that he had shot Lucy. Devonish rejected the request to step aside from the case. In a statement released by his lawyers, Kris Harrison said he “fully accepted” the consequences of his actions. “There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t feel the weight of this loss, a weight that I will carry for the rest of my life,” he said. Coates said her daughter, who worked for a fashion brand, was a “true force of nature”. “She cared about people. She was passionate about things. She loved debating issues that were very important to her.” The inquest hearing was postponed until next Wednesday (11), when the coroner is expected to release her conclusions.
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The tragic story of the young woman killed by her own father hours after arguing about Trump
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