Mom of Brit woman, 23, shot dead by dad after ‘row about Trump’ speaks out with major claim about cops

The mother of a British woman who was fatally shot by her father after an argument about Donald Trump has shared a major claim.

As previously reported, Lucy Harrison, 23, from Cheshire, UK, was killed on January 10, 2025, while visiting her father, Kris Harrison, at his home in Prosper, Texas, alongside her boyfriend Sam Littler.

The pair had been preparing to fly back to England when tensions escalated during a political discussion involving Trump and gun ownership.

Although a UK coroner later ruled Lucy had died as a result of "unlawful killing," no criminal charges were brought against her father in the United States after a Texas grand jury determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute him.

Now, Lucy’s mother, Jane Coates, says she believes her daughter was badly failed by authorities.

"I feel that she has been so let down. I feel anger, but my anger isn’t shouting and raging," she said, cited by The New York Post. "I have a steely determination to call this out and to make sure the truth is heard."

Kris claimed the gun 'just went off'

Bodycam footage captured after the shooting showed Kris telling officers the gun accidentally discharged while he was showing it to his daughter.

"We were getting ready to go to the airport, and we were talking about guns. She said 'Have you got a gun?' and I said yes, I got it out and it just went off," he told police. "She stood there as I pulled it out; it went off."

In a separate statement reported by BBC News, the dad said: "As I lifted the gun to show her, I suddenly heard a loud bang...I did not understand what had happened. Lucy immediately fell."

However, evidence heard during the UK inquest suggested Lucy strongly opposed firearms and frequently argued with her father about having guns in the house.

Her boyfriend told the hearing that Kris struggled with alcohol addiction and that the political argument became heated shortly before the shooting.

According to testimony, the 23-year-old became visibly upset and went upstairs before later entering a downstairs bedroom with her father.

Around 15 seconds later, Littler heard a gunshot. He rushed into the room and found Lucy collapsed on the floor while her father allegedly shouted incoherently for his wife.

Lucy's mother says the evidence was ignored

Jane has now claimed that investigators failed to properly follow the physical evidence gathered at the scene.

"It’s incredibly frustrating because there was physical evidence there, that there was an autopsy that said Lucy was shot through the heart at a downward trajectory," she told Sky News.

"I feel anger that the police actually took the time to draw this diagram, to see the measurements, to see where Lucy fell in relation to where the shell casing was. For me, it's like they had chosen to not follow the physical evidence," she added.

Kris reportedly admitted to police that he had relapsed into alcoholism before the shooting and had been drinking wine earlier that day.

Police officers allegedly smelled alcohol on his breath, though he was never tested.

Legal expert questions why no charges were filed

Former prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer Lindsay Richards said she believes the lack of criminal charges may reflect the political climate in Texas.

"I honestly believe that the fact that he was not indicted and has not had any consequences for doing this is symptomatic of a very conservative county in Texas," she told the New York Post.

"The only thing we can boil this down to is looking at our political climate. A conservative county in Texas, and this was the result," she added.

Richards said she was shocked Kris was not charged with manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide.

"I also think it should be noted that he had been drinking that day as well," she added. "So that’s another element to this that I cannot believe was not considered in his criminal negligence. That’s obvious."

She also argued that simply showing a loaded weapon during an argument should have warranted criminal charges.

"I’ve seen cases in Texas where individuals that have been indicted for manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide for running traffic lights," she said. "So certainly an individual taking a firearm, showing it to his daughter. And had to have been pointing it at her... that doesn’t typically happen."

Jane is now urging US authorities to reopen the case. "I am so grateful for our UK coroner for looking at all the evidence. She had all the evidence and she came to that unlawful killing conclusion," she said.

Featured image credit: Chesire Police