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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 10
Lucy Harrison's Mother Urges Miliband to Reopen 2025 Texas Shooting Inquiry
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Aug 10

Lucy Harrison's Mother Urges Miliband to Reopen 2025 Texas Shooting Inquiry

1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 10

Summary

  • Jane Coates asked UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to press US authorities to review the January 2025 shooting that killed her 23-year-old daughter, Lucy Harrison, in Texas.
  • A Cheshire coroner earlier this year ruled Lucy was unlawfully killed and said her father Kris Harrison's actions amounted to gross negligence manslaughter, findings Coates says warrant a fresh US investigation.
  • The push follows a Texas grand jury's decision last year not to prosecute Harrison, who admitted holding the pistol but was never arrested after authorities said they could not prove intent.
  • The family's case centers on what it calls an inadequate original inquiry: police did not breathalyze Harrison despite smelling alcohol, and a ranger told him the gun would fire only if the trigger was pressed.
  • Robert Buckland and Labour MP Sarah Hall are also urging intervention, widening pressure on the new UK government over both the US case and consular support given to Lucy's family.

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