‘No charges have been laid’ for the death of British woman who was shot dead ‘by another person’ at her father’s home in the US.
A manslaughter investigation was launched in February after Lucy Harrison, 23, from Warrington, Cheshire, was killed at the house in Prosper, Texas, on January 10.
Coroners found she died of a gunshot wound to the chest and she ‘was shot by another person’ from a ‘medium range’.
The former Manchester Metropolitan University student died later that day at 3.47pm local time (9.47pm GMT). The autopsy was carried out at 9.10am on January 13.
An inquest was opened into her death at Warrington Coroners Court on Wednesday, February 12.
A written report following the inquest opening said: ‘Ms Harrison was on holiday in the USA when she has been fatally shot with a firearm.’
Now, a spokesperson for Prosper Police Department has told the Liverpool Echo the case had gone through the courts in the US with ‘no prosecution’.
An autopsy report from Chester Gwin, MD assistant county medical examiner for Collin County, found she died as a result of a single gunshot wound fired by another person.
It also confirmed Lucy tested negative for alcohol and drugs and was pronounced dead at the Baylor Scott and White Medical Centre in Texas on January 10.
She was visiting her father, Kris Harrison, who lives in Texas and is believed to have family in Southport.
Lucy had been due to fly back to Manchester on the day she was shot after spending Christmas in the States.
A tribute from Lucy’s mother and boyfriend, released by Cheshire Police, said: ‘Lucy was life. She lived it fiercely and fearlessly, not being afraid to feel all that life has to offer. Lucy unashamedly loved – she had a huge capacity to love and be loved.
‘She was the embodiment of wonderful contradictions; she adored travel and being away, experiencing new places and cultures, yet at the same time, she loved nothing more than snuggling up in her pyjamas with her candles on at home.
‘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.
‘She was truly thriving in life and although this gives us great comfort, we are utterly heartbroken at the loss of our beautiful, gorgeous Luce.’
An inquest hearing is set to take place at Cheshire Coroner’s Court on Museum Street, Warrington on October 29.
Following her death in February, Prosper police identified a suspect and five witnesses.
A heavily-redacted police report from the Prosper Police Department at the time confirmed the case was being investigated as a ‘criminally negligent homicide’.
The document, which was seen by MailOnline, said a ‘suspect’ had been identified in the case, as well as five witnesses, two of whom are minors.
Social media posts show Lucy on holiday with her father Kris Harrison over the Christmas period.
Kris used to work in Saudi Arabia but is now employed by a fibre-optic firm in the States, according to his LinkedIn profile.
