Mother Seeks Justice for Daughter's Fatal Shooting

0:00On March 15, a British mother is calling on Texas police to reopen the investigation into her 23-year-old daughter's fatal shooting by her. Father last year, Lucy Harrison died from a gunshot wound in Prosper, Texas on January 10, right before she was set to fly home to England with her boyfriend. A UK coroner recently ruled it an unlawful killing, citing the father's reckless handling of his pistol. The incident happened at the father's home, where he pulled out the gun while Lucy was visiting. Prosper police quickly labelled it accidental, opened a negligent homicide probe, but closed it without arresting him or pursuing charges from a grand jury. He had bought the $500 pistol two years earlier without a licensor training, which is legal in Texas for home defense. Lucy's mother, Jane Coats, argues US investigators overlooked the father's intoxication. He admitted drinking, but wasn't tested, and gaps in his story. As revealed by witness statements in police records, raised by her single mom after her parents divorced when she was four,

1:03Lucy stayed close to her dad, despite his moves abroad, and new family. The inquest uncovered more details, like tensions in the household noted by Lucy's best friend and odd comments from the father that upset her earlier, that day. No further action came from Texas authorities, who stood by their thorough review. Now, with the coroner's findings in hand, Coats is pushing for accountability, determined to honor what she believes her daughter would have wanted.