{"id":161383,"date":"2026-02-12T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161383\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T09:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:59:21","slug":"lucy-harrison-23-shot-by-father-in-texas-after-trump-argument-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/161383\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Harrison, 23, shot by father in Texas after Trump argument at home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">A British woman who was fatally shot while visiting her father\u2019s home in Texas had argued with him about President Donald Trump earlier that day, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cwyk917xy8no\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">BBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington, Cheshire, died on Jan. 10, 2025, inside the home in Prosper, near Dallas, the Cheshire Constabulary said in a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/british-woman-visiting-american-dad-texas-found-dead-his-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">release<\/a>. An autopsy report from the Collin County Medical Examiner, obtained by Fox News Digital, revealed that Harrison died from a gunshot wound to the chest.<\/p>\n<p>Police in Texas investigated her death as possible manslaughter, but no criminal case was brought against her father, Kris Harrison, after a grand jury in Collin County declined to indict him, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>However, authorities in England opened an inquest into her death. The inquest \u2014 a fact-finding proceeding that examines the circumstances of a death \u2014 was opened at Cheshire Coroner\u2019s Court in Warrington and adjourned pending a formal conclusion, according to an official Cheshire Constabulary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheshire.police.uk\/news\/cheshire\/news\/articles\/2025\/2\/tribute-issued-following-death-of-warrington-woman-in-america\/?utm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/louisiana-father-heart-gold-dies-rifle-accidentally-discharges-during-hunting-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LOUISIANA FATHER WITH \u2018HEART OF GOLD\u2019 DIES AFTER RIFLE ACCIDENTALLY DISCHARGES DURING HUNTING TRIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lucyharrison2.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Harrison\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>British woman Lucy Harrison died from a gunshot wound at a Texas home after allegedly arguing with her father about President Donald Trump, according to a BBC report. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>According to the BBC, Lucy Harrison\u2019s boyfriend, Sam Littler, who was in the house at the time, said the father and daughter had a &#8220;big argument&#8221; about Trump, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/inauguration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">preparing to be inaugurated<\/a> for his second term of office 10 days later.<\/p>\n<p>Littler told the inquest that Harrison had asked her father during the dispute: &#8220;How would you feel if I was the girl in that situation, and I\u2019d been sexually assaulted?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said her father replied that he had two other daughters who lived with him, and it would not upset him that much, and that Lucy became &#8220;quite upset&#8221; and ran upstairs. About half an hour later, while they were preparing to leave for the airport, Kris Harrison took Lucy by the hand into his ground-floor bedroom and a loud bang was heard, Littler said.<\/p>\n<p>He testified he then saw Lucy lying on the floor and heard Kris Harrison screaming &#8220;just sort of nonsense,&#8221; the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC also reported that Kris Harrison, who did not attend the inquest, submitted a statement to the court saying he had relapsed on the day of the shooting and had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/beer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">drunk about 17 fluid ounces<\/a> of white wine.<\/p>\n<p>According to that statement, he and his daughter had been watching a news item on gun crime when he told her he had a gun and asked if she wanted to see it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/mom-killed-shielding-kids-after-husband-erupts-rage-over-nfl-game-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MOM KILLED SHIELDING KIDS AFTER HUSBAND ERUPTS IN RAGE OVER NFL GAME: POLICE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lucyharrison.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Harrison\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington, was shot at her father&#8217;s home in Prosper, Texas, on Jan. 10, 2025. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p>They went into the bedroom so he could show her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/personal-freedoms\/second-amendment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a Glock 9 mm semi-automatic handgun<\/a> kept in a bedside cabinet. Harrison said he bought the gun for a &#8220;sense of security&#8221; for his family and denied previously discussing it with her.<\/p>\n<p>In his statement to the court, Harrison said, &#8220;As I lifted the gun to show her I suddenly heard a loud bang. I did not understand what had happened. Lucy immediately fell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He told the inquest he could not recall whether his finger was on the trigger and acknowledged past issues with alcohol, saying he had &#8220;briefly lapsed&#8221; because he was emotional about his daughter leaving.<\/p>\n<p>The inquest heard that a responding officer noticed the smell of alcohol on Harrison\u2019s breath, and CCTV showed he had bought two 500-ml cartons of Chardonnay shortly before 1 p.m. that day, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the hearing, a lawyer representing Kris Harrison applied for coroner Jacqueline Devonish to recuse herself from the case, arguing that a &#8220;fair-minded observer&#8221; could conclude there was a &#8220;real possibility&#8221; of bias, the BBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The coroner declined the request and continued the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued through his solicitors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/events\/in-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">read to the court<\/a>, Kris Harrison said he &#8220;fully accepted&#8221; the consequences of his actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There isn\u2019t a day I don\u2019t feel the weight of that loss, a weight I will carry for the rest of my life,&#8221; he said, according to the BBC.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lucyharrison3.jpg\" alt=\"Lucy Harrison\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Lucy Harrison&#8217;s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. (Facebook)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/trials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The inquest was adjourned<\/a> until Wednesday, when the coroner is expected to deliver formal conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous statement released by Cheshire Constabulary, Harrison\u2019s family described her as having a &#8220;huge capacity to love and be loved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was the embodiment of wonderful contradictions. She adored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/travel\/general\/travel-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">travel and being away<\/a>, experiencing new places and cultures, yet, at the same time, she loved nothing more than snuggling up in her pajamas with her candles on at home,&#8221; the family said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The family said she was &#8220;truly thriving in life&#8221; before her death.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She could be dramatic and elaborate situations like it was the end of the world, yet she could also be straight-talking and not afraid to have bold conversations,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;We are utterly heartbroken at the loss of our beautiful, gorgeous Luce.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News&#8217; Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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