A family visit ended in tragedy when Lucy Harrison, a 23-year-old British woman, was shot dead by her father on January 10, 2025, at her home in Prosper, near Dallas.

According to reports from the BBC, Sky News, Latin Times, and the New York Daily News, the death occurred after a heated argument between Lucy and her father, Kris Harrison, related to Donald Trump. Trump.

Lucy had traveled to Texas with her boyfriend, Sam Littler, to visit her father and her new family. However, during the inquest at the Cheshire Coroner's Court, Littler testified that political arguments were frequent between Lucy and her father, especially on topics such as gun ownership in the United States or the sexual assault allegations linked to political debate.

According to the testimony, on the morning of January 10, the argument escalated when Lucy questioned her father, asking, "How would you feel if I were the girl in that situation and I had been sexually assaulted?"

According to Littler, Kris Harrison replied that he had two other daughters living with him and that "it wouldn't bother him that much," which caused Lucy, visibly upset, to run upstairs.

Hours later, as the couple prepared to leave for the airport, the atmosphere remained tense.

Littler testified that approximately half an hour before leaving, Lucy was in the She was in the kitchen when her father took her hand and led her to her bedroom downstairs. About 15 seconds later, there was a loud bang. When Littler entered the room, he found Lucy on the floor with a gunshot wound to her chest. Kris Harrison was screaming for help. The father's version In a statement read in court, Kris Harrison claimed he was showing his daughter a 9mm Glock semiautomatic pistol that he kept on his nightstand. According to him, he had bought the gun years ago to provide a "sense of security" for his family. "When I picked up the gun to show it to her, I suddenly heard a loud bang." “I didn't understand what had happened. Lucy fell instantly,” he stated, adding that he didn't remember if his finger was on the trigger.He also admitted that he had relapsed into drinking that day, after previously having been in rehab. Prosper police investigated the case as a possible homicide. However, a Collin County grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against Kris Harrison. Meanwhile, a coroner's inquest was opened in the UK to fully clarify the circumstances of the death. During the hearing, the father's legal team attempted to have the coroner recuse herself from the case, alleging possible bias, but the request was denied. The case has garnered international attention not only because it is a family tragedy, but also because it highlights two sensitive issues in the United States: extreme political polarization and the culture of gun ownership and its impact on family safety.