A Tennessee man who admitted shooting an 18-year-old student to death in 2023 while on the street after a previous shooting has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge.
Shaquille Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Jillian Ludwig, who was a freshman at Belmont University when she was killed.
He also pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault, according toWKRN-TV. He had been charged with first-degree murder.
Taylor will face a 35-year sentence on the murder charge with no possibility of early release and three years on the assault charge, to be served consecutively.
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On Nov. 7, 2023, Taylor fired six shots, one of which struck Jillian Ludwig, who was walking nearby. She died from her injuries.
“She didn’t deserve that awful fate, she deserved everything,” Jessica Ludwig, Jillian’s mother, said in court.
“Taylor deserves to be behind bars and we’re glad that is where he is headed although it is not long enough. My daughter lost her whole life, her whole bright, beautiful and promising future at only age 18. He deserves to lose the rest of his,” she said..
Matt Ludwig, the victim’s father, said he hopes Taylor “does not see life outside of prison. I know he did not intend to shoot Jillian, but he did. I have some sympathy for him. I do. I sympathize with his difficult upbringing, his challenging childhood, his life that clearly, unfortunately, was destined for crime, but he needs to be in jail forever. For us today, 38 years will have to do.”
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