Shaquille Taylor was shooting at a car when a stray bullet struck 18-year-old college freshman, Jillian Ludwig, who was walking on a track in a park across the street. It was an hour before she was found by a passerby and was taken to a local hospital where she died. Taylor, 29, has a history of violent crime. He has previously been charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering and was released in May for incompetence to stand trial. The May 19th court order explains that Taylor had developed pneumonia at birth, which led to a brain infection, and that he continues to function at a kindergarten level.
Jillian Ludwig was a recent graduate of Wall Township High School in her first year at Belmont University.