A Prosper, Texas, father will not face criminal charges after his 23-year-old daughter was shot and killed inside his Collin County home following an argument earlier that day involving Donald Trump, gun ownership, and politics.
The Shooting
Lucy Harrison, who was visiting from the United Kingdom, was shot once in the chest on January 10, 2025, at her father’s home in Prosper, about 35 miles north of Dallas.
At a later coroner’s inquest in the UK, Lucy’s boyfriend testified under oath that father and daughter had a serious argument that day about Trump, firearms, and politics. Testimony indicated the discussion escalated during a conversation involving sexual assault and guns.
What Texas Did
Despite the fatal shooting, a Collin County grand jury declined to indict Lucy’s father, Kris Harrison, and no criminal charges were filed in Texas.
A grand jury’s decision not to indict is not a declaration of innocence. It means prosecutors did not move forward with criminal charges under Texas law.
What Was Described in Sworn Testimony and Police Statements
According to sworn inquest testimony and police statements described in reporting:
• Harrison acknowledged he had been drinking that day
• Responding officers reported the smell of alcohol
• Harrison said he was showing Lucy a Glock handgun after watching the news
• He said he did not believe the weapon was loaded and could not recall whether his finger was on the trigger
• Lucy collapsed after a single gunshot inside a bedroom
Much of what is publicly known comes from sworn testimony and police statements outlined during the inquest, not from a contested criminal trial.
What the UK Later Found
More than a year later, in February 2026, a UK coroner concluded that Lucy Harrison’s death was an unlawful killing on the basis of gross negligence manslaughter.
That finding came from a coroner’s inquest in the United Kingdom. It does not create criminal liability in Texas and does not overturn the Collin County grand jury’s decision.
Two Legal Systems, Two Different Outcomes
The same death produced two different legal outcomes.
Texas reviewed the case and brought no charges.
The UK later reviewed the same events through its own coroner process and formally recorded an unlawful killing.
Bottom Line
In Collin County, the case was investigated, presented to a grand jury, and closed without criminal charges.
In the UK, the same events later resulted in a formal unlawful-killing conclusion through the coroner system.
That leaves one case, one death, and two very different legal outcomes.