A Belmont University freshman who was shot in the head in Nashville Tuesday afternoon is not expected to survive, according to multiple reports.
“An 18-year-old female Belmont [University] student from NJ was very critically wounded by a gunshot [Tuesday] afternoon while walking on the track in Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park,” the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said on Twitter Tuesday. “The gunfire came from public housing across the street. Investigation active.”
BREAKING: An 18-year-old female Belmont Univ student from NJ was very critically wounded by a gunshot Tue afternoon while walking on the track in Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park. The gunfire came from public housing across the street. Investigation active. pic.twitter.com/cClG6jSZfF
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) November 8, 2023
The student was later identified as Jillian Ludwig (pictured above), and it was determined by police that the bullet that struck her was a stray from a gun battle.
“Shaquille Taylor, 29, is being charged with [aggravated] assault & evidence tampering for [Tuesday] afternoon’s shooting of Belmont [University] student Jillian Ludwig, 18,” MNPD said early Wednesday morning. “Taylor was shooting at a car when a bullet hit Ludwig in the head as she walked on a track in a park across the street.”
BREAKING: Shaquille Taylor, 29, is being charged with agg assault & evidence tampering for Tue afternoon's shooting of Belmont Univ student Jillian Ludwig, 18. Taylor was shooting at a car when a bullet hit Ludwig in the head as she walked on a track in a park across the street. pic.twitter.com/ZkoB7clySc
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) November 8, 2023
Taylor is being held on $280,000 bail, according to MNPD.
Police say Ludwig is not expected to survive.
“Jillian is an engaged member of our community who is known for her love of music and its incredible power,” Belmont president Dr. Greg Jones reportedly said. “A music business major and bass player, she is often found at concerts, cheering on fellow musicians and using music as a way to connect with those around her. Jillian is also an avid runner who enjoys being outside.”
According to News Channel 5, Taylor was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in 2021. He was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial and the charges were later dropped.
Taylor has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 2010, which includes arrests for aggravated robbery and possession of a handgun, assault, robbery, aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and vehicle theft, according to WSMV, who cited a criminal background check obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell used the incident to try to further his gun control agenda.
“Belmont has stood with Nashville so many times, and today we stand with them,” he reportedly said. “Doctors have previously deemed the suspected shooter to be incompetent to stand trial. Unfortunately, our criminal legal system and limited mental health access left a dangerous individual both untreated and legally armed. Tennessee needs more beds for individuals experiencing mental health crises and a renewed conversation about how we limit access to firearms for individuals we know are a threat to the community.”
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Pete on Twitter.
Title of the story should read as follows “ George Soros DA kills 18 year old girl while Republicans do nothing “
“Shaquille Taylor, 29 should be put to death/ immediately!
incompetent to stand trial……competent enough to do everything else…..mayor seems more concerned about him than her. Prayers for her and her family…..
Before we have sales tax holidays for this and that or build new stadiums for sports teams we should build and properly staff more prisons and mental facilities so 18 year-old co-eds can walk in a park without being shot.
“Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell used the incident to try to further his gun control agenda.”
O’Connell is another progressive moron. If you thought Mayor McCheese was bad, wait. So don’t go after criminals, go after law-abiding citizens’ guns. That’s about right when it comes to the left.
Another tragic shooting at the hands of a black male. There is an epidemic of violence at the hands of black males ages 13 to 40+ that the federal government refuses to address, and that the media refuses to report. And with out a doubt, any liberal reading this comment will brand me as a racist for even bringing it up. An excellent commentary from Sharika Soal is linked below.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/black-people-are-committing-hate-crimes-america-its/
Way to go Freddie, using this criminal to further you gun control agenda.
liberal run cities, business as usual
why is glenn funk still in office?
This is Nashville’s Willie Horton moment and it should be hung around O’Connell and the Davidson county Democrats necks forever.
Nashville Democrats own this lock, stock and barrel but they will somehow blame the state legislature and Marsha Blackburn because they’re psychopathic liars.
Brought to you by the same people who never saw a homeless encampment they didn’t like.
Not surprising that the Communist Mayor of Nashville want to blame the gun and not the shooter!
I am a strong 2A advocate. This right is endowed upon us, not given by the government. However, if a person is deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial for the violent, felonious, acts they commit then they must also be considered too incompetent to own a firearm, and probably even to vote. There must be methods to hold them to account for their anti-social, and potentially dangerous, actions in a way that suits the crime(s) involved. That said, this is not a gun problem, it is most definitely a mental health issue that is not properly being addressed in our society.
This tragedy should never have happed to this young woman.
Mayor Freddy is an idiot. “Taylor has a lengthy criminal record dating back to 2010, which includes arrests for aggravated robbery and possession of a handgun, assault, robbery, aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and vehicle theft, …” Anyone that thought this guy shouldn’t or couldn’t stand trial is equally responsible for this tragic event. The best thing for this thug and every other one like him, is to be placed in a padded cell, weld it shut and let them spend the rest of their natural lives in “beds”. Anyone willing to bring them food and drink to extend that time frame are welcome to. Did the three court appointed doctors get their degrees from and work for Vanderbilt?