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Mum urges Cheshire Police to step up over daughter's fatal US shooting
Overview
Jane Coates, the mother of 23-year-old Lucy Harrison from Warrington who was shot and killed by her father in Texas in January 2025, is calling on Cheshire Police to gather local evidence and liaise with US authorities. Although a UK coroner concluded Lucy was unlawfully killed through gross negligence manslaughter, a US grand jury declined to indict her father after he claimed the gun discharged accidentally, and police in Texas have refused to reopen the investigation.
Key points
- Lucy Harrison, 23, was shot and killed at her father's home in Prosper, Texas, on 10 January 2025.
- A UK coroner concluded in February that Lucy was unlawfully killed by her father amounting to gross negligence manslaughter.
- A Collin County grand jury declined to indict her father, Kris Harrison, after he claimed the handgun discharged accidentally.
- Lucy's mother, Jane Coates, has written to Cheshire Police asking them to gather local evidence and engage with Prosper Police.
- Cheshire Police confirmed they received the letter and are reviewing it.
- Coates recently travelled to Texas to meet the district attorney to urge a reinvestigation, but was refused a meeting.