"Her father, described by the coroner as a "functioning alcoholic," maintained that the firearm discharged accidentally. However, senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish, concluding the inquest on Thursday, stated: "To shoot her through the chest whilst she was standing would have required him to have been pointing the gun at his daughter, without checking for bullets, and pulling the trigger." "I find these actions to be reckless.""
"Family members were in tears in court as the coroner announced that she found Ms Harrison died due to unlawful killing on the grounds of gross negligence manslaughter. Speaking outside the coroner's court in Warrington, Ms Harrison's mother Jane Coates said: "Today's outcome has finally given Luce her voice back, after what has been an unrelenting year of deep shock, grief and fight." She said her daughter was "failed" by Texan gun laws and decisions made by the police department in Prosper."
Lucy Harrison, a 23-year-old British fashion buyer who worked for Boohoo and lived in Warrington, Cheshire, was shot in the chest and killed at her father Kris Harrison's home in Prosper, Texas on January 10. Her father, described as a functioning alcoholic, said the firearm discharged accidentally. Senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish found that shooting Lucy through the chest while she was standing required pointing the gun, not checking for bullets, and pulling the trigger, and ruled the actions reckless. The coroner recorded unlawful killing on the grounds of gross negligence manslaughter. Family members expressed grief and criticised Texan gun laws and local police handling. Ms Harrison's boyfriend said she became upset after an argument with her father earlier that day.
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