Senior Coroner Rules Kris Harrison Unlawfully Killed Daughter Lucy Harrison
Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish ruled Lucy Harrison was unlawfully killed after being shot in Prosper, Texas, on Jan. 10, 2025.
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Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish ruled that Lucy Harrison, 23, died from unlawful killing by gross negligence manslaughter after being shot in the chest in Prosper, Texas, on Jan. 10, 2025.
The finding followed a two-day inquest at Cheshire coroner's court that heard testimony from Lucy's boyfriend, Sam Littler, and reviewed conflicting accounts about how the firearm discharged, court records show.
Kris Harrison, 51, did not attend the hearing but submitted a written statement saying the Glock 9mm 'just went off' as he lifted it to show his daughter, the statement and court documents show.
Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish found Harrison was a 'secret drinker' with no firearms training and accepted evidence he had consumed alcohol earlier that day, the coroner wrote.
The coroner concluded by saying 'it is hoped that he now recognises the risk he posed,' while Lucy's mother, Jane Coates, described the outcome as 'baffling' and 'beyond comprehension,' the family said.
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Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish ruled that Lucy Harrison was unlawfully killed by gross negligence manslaughter after being shot in the chest.
Lucy Harrison argued with her father Kris about Donald Trump earlier that day; about 30 minutes before leaving for the airport, Kris took her to his bedroom to show her his Glock 9mm handgun, which discharged.
Kris Harrison stated that as he lifted the Glock 9mm to show his daughter, it 'just went off'; he had no firearms training, was a secret drinker, and had consumed about 17 ounces of wine that day.
No criminal case was brought; a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him on manslaughter charges.
Jane Coates described the coroner's outcome as giving 'Luce her voice back' after a year of grief, and said her daughter was failed by Texan gun laws and police decisions.
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