A Jefferson County grand jury has decided not to indict the person who shot a 21-year-old at a local animal clinic.”At the end of the day, I don’t know what to think about this,” said Trent Taylor Sr. .Trent Taylor was shot on May 14 during an altercation at Shively Animal Hospital and Clinic on Dixie Highway, officials said. He was an employee there.Shortly after it happened, Shively police indicated that the shooting may have happened out of self-defense.The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday the grand jury considered second-degree manslaughter and reckless homicide charges for the shooter, but a “no true” bill was returned, meaning there was not enough evidence to support the charges. Previous story: 21-year-old man shot, killed at Shively animal clinic The release said evidence showed Taylor was shot and killed after” he was the initial aggressor” against the shooter and his spouse. They referenced video they say supported the narrative that Taylor initiated “various levels of violent force against (the shooter) and her spouse before (the shooter) used deadly force in self-defense.””My son died over a dog. Over a woman who couldn’t pay the bill for her dog, that’s why my son is dead – over a dog,” said Taylor Sr. We are not naming the shooter as he is not facing any charges. David Mour, the attorney representing the family, says he believes the case wasn’t pushed hard enough.”I can assure you if the prosecutor believed in this and took it to the grand jury and pushed that, there would have been an indictment if they wanted an indictment to occur,” Mour said.Mour says the family plans on filing a civil lawsuit against the shooter in the coming weeks.
A Jefferson County grand jury has decided not to indict the person who shot a 21-year-old at a local animal clinic.
“At the end of the day, I don’t know what to think about this,” said Trent Taylor Sr.
Trent Taylor was shot on May 14 during an altercation at Shively Animal Hospital and Clinic on Dixie Highway, officials said. He was an employee there.
Shortly after it happened, Shively police indicated that the shooting may have happened out of self-defense.
The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday the grand jury considered second-degree manslaughter and reckless homicide charges for the shooter, but a “no true” bill was returned, meaning there was not enough evidence to support the charges.
Previous story: 21-year-old man shot, killed at Shively animal clinic
The release said evidence showed Taylor was shot and killed after “he was the initial aggressor” against the shooter and his spouse.
They referenced the video they say supported the narrative that Taylor initiated “various levels of violent force against (the shooter) and her spouse before (the shooter) used deadly force in self-defense.”
“My son died over a dog. Over a woman who couldn’t pay the bill for her dog, that’s why my son is dead – over a dog,” said Taylor Sr.
We are not naming the shooter as he is not facing any charges.
David Mour, the attorney representing the family, says he believes the case wasn’t pushed hard enough.
“I can assure you if the prosecutor believed in this and took it to the grand jury and pushed that, there would have been an indictment if they wanted an indictment to occur,” Mour said.
Mour says the family plans on filing a civil lawsuit against the shooter in the coming weeks.
