Slain college student's parents rip into daughter's killer after murder guilty plea
Jillian Ludwig, a Belmont University freshman, was fatally shot in 2023 while jogging in Nashville when Shaquille Taylor fired at rival gang members and struck her instead. Taylor pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 35 years without parole, plus three years for aggravated assault. Ludwig's parents delivered emotional victim impact statements, condemning Taylor for the senseless killing of their daughter.
- ▪Jillian Ludwig was shot and killed while jogging in a Nashville park near her university dormitory.
- ▪Shaquille Taylor, a self-admitted gang member, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 35-year sentence without parole.
- ▪Taylor had an active arrest warrant and a violent criminal record at the time of the shooting.
- ▪Jessica Ludwig, Jillian's mother, described her daughter as extraordinary and her best friend during a victim impact statement.
- ▪Taylor was sentenced to an additional three years for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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Tennessee Slain college student's parents rip into daughter's killer after murder guilty plea Shaquille Taylor had an active arrest warrant and violent criminal record when he shot Jillian Ludwig By Peter D'Abrosca Fox News Published May 5, 2026 12:11pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Parents of slain Belmont University freshman rip into killer who pleaded guilty in shooting death The parents of a slain Belmont University freshman who was shot dead by a Nashville man while jogging in 2023 tore into their daughter's killer after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday.
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