Overview
- Shaquille Taylor received a 38-year sentence following Monday's plea to second-degree murder, with the deal also covering an aggravated-assault charge.
- Police say he was firing at a car when a stray round struck Jillian Ludwig, 18, in the head as she jogged near Belmont University on Nov. 7, 2023.
- Her parents called the punishment too short, with her mother saying he should spend the rest of his life in prison.
- Taylor had been ruled incompetent in a prior shooting case and released without commitment, though a judge later found him competent in this case.
- After the killing, lawmakers passed Jillian’s Law, which now requires involuntary commitment for defendants found incompetent to stand trial in felony or serious violent cases.