NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The parents of a Belmont University student who was shot and killed while walking in a park near campus has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school, the state of Tennessee, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, the Metro Nashville Police Department and Metro government.
Eighteen-year-old Jillian Ludwig, from New Jersey, was hit by a bullet fired from a nearby public housing complex while she was walking on the track in Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. She was shot in the head and died from her injuries the next day.
Investigators said the gunfire came from across the street, which was captured on the property’s surveillance cameras. Metro police reported the footage showed a man fire multiple shots toward a dark sedan traveling along 13th Court toward Deford Bailey Avenue. At the same time, Ludwig was seen walking in the park and falling down after being struck by a bullet reportedly fired by 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor , who has an extensive criminal record.