College student from NJ dies after being struck in the head by stray bullet in Nashville

A college student from New Jersey died overnight Thursday, two days after being struck in the head by a bullet allegedly fired by a career criminal as she walked near her campus in Nashville — and lay for an hour before a passerby found her.

Jillian Ludwig, 18, a freshman at Belmont University, had been initially listed in critical condition after being shot about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday while walking at Edgehill Community Memorial Gardens Park.

But just before 10 a.m. Thursday, the Nashville Police Department announced on X: “Sadly, Jillian Ludwig passed away during the night.”

Following Ludwig’s death, authorities are discussing updated charges against suspected shooter Shaquille Taylor, 29, who was already arrested and charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering.

He had allegedly opened fire on a car from a public housing complex across the street — striking the innocent business major from Wall Township, NJ, as she walked on a track, police said earlier.

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