The parents of 18-year-old Jillian Ludwig, who was fatally shot by a stray bullet while jogging in Nashville, are suing numerous parties, alleging negligence and recklessness contributed to their daughter's death.
The parents of an 18-year-old freshman at Belmont University in Nashville , Tennessee, who was killed when a stray bullet struck her in the head in 2023 are suing multiple people and entities after their daughter was left dying on a sidewalk for about an hour.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed in Davidson County says Jillian Ludwig, 18, 'was killed in a shooting that was made possible by the multiple combined acts of negligence and recklessness committed by the Defendants here in Davidson County, Tennessee.' The defendants include the city of Nashville, the state of Tennessee, the Nashville Metro Development and Housing Agency (MDHA), Belmont University, state or city employees who examined shooting suspect Shaquille Latrelle Taylor's mental health, a gun supplier that sold a firearm to Taylor and others. Ludwig 'was considered by many music professionals to be a budding star' at the time of her death, the lawsuit states. She played six instruments, was a member of three bands and performed at well-known venues in Nashville. 'Jillian loved her family and friends, and she was a radiant and talented young woman with a bright future ahead of her,' the suit says. The lawsuit goes on to detail a series of alleged failures that led Taylor, who had previously been deemed incompetent to stand trial in a separate criminal case prior to Ludwig's death, to illegally possess a firearm that he discharged in the area where the 18-year-old was running on Nov. 7, 2023. That day, Ludwig was jogging on a track in Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park, just northeast of Belmont's campus, between classes around 2:20 p.m., when she was struck by gunfire that was allegedly intended for another target, the Nashville Police Department said at the tim
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