Sam Littler speaks after Lucy Harrison inquest findings

Sam Littler has spoken publicly for the first time after the inquest into lucy harrison’s death concluded, saying the evidence left him with “my continuing questions and concerns about the circumstances surrounding Lucy’s death and the investigation that followed.” Lucy, 23, died on January 10, 2025, in Prosper, Texas, while visiting her father, Kris.

Senior Coroner Devonish reached conclusions at the inquest on February 11, 2026, and Littler said that was the first time he had heard “in a formal legal setting, a clear account of what was believed to have happened on January 10, 2025.” He said he had “held concerns for over a year” but chose not to speak publicly while waiting for the coroner’s process.

Devonish’s Findings

According to Littler’s statement, the coroner found that Kris had been consuming alcohol without the knowledge of anyone in the household before taking Lucy into a bedroom, where she died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Littler said the coroner found the gun would have had to be pointed in Lucy’s direction from across the room, without checking whether it was loaded, before the trigger was pulled.

Littler also said the coroner described those actions as reckless. He added that the coroner identified inconsistencies within aspects of Kris’ account of events and did not accept his statement that the gun had “just gone off,” along with references to a television segment about gun crime.

Kris and the Inquest

Lucy had been visiting with Littler in Texas and they were due to fly back to Warrington that day. He said Lucy was pulled into a bedroom by her father shortly before the couple were due to leave, while he remained in the living room when she was shot.

Littler also said the family did not have the opportunity to hear Kris answer questions directly before the coroner because he chose not to attend the UK inquest, explaining that it was too emotionally difficult for him to do so. Kris had said he was unable to attend for that reason.

Questions After February 11

Littler’s statement keeps the focus on the coroner’s handling of the firearm, alcohol consumption and testing evidence, which he said left him with unresolved concerns. His account now sits alongside Devonish’s findings, with the coroner’s conclusions and Kris’ absence from the hearing forming the center of the record the family is left to weigh.