Lucy Harrison, 23, was fatally shot while on holiday in America (Image: Cheshire Police)
A British woman has been fatally shot outside her father’s home in , leaving her family “utterly devastated”.
Lucy Harrison, 23, was found dead outside the property on January 10.
The Warrington woman had been on holiday visiting her father.
An inquest into her death opened on Wednesday, which heard Ms Harrison was “fatally shot with a firearm”.
There is no clear motive behind the shooting at this stage, or even if a has been launched.
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Her family described her as “truly thriving in life” with “a huge capacity to love and be loved”.
Ms Harrison’s mother and boyfriend issued a heartbreaking tribute to their loved one following the hearing that has been shared by police.
They said: “Lucy was life. She lived it fiercely and fearlessly, not being afraid to feel all that life has to offer.
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“Lucy unashamedly loved – she had a huge capacity to love and be loved.
“She was the embodiment of wonderful contradictions; she adored travel and being away, experiencing new places and cultures, yet at the same time, she loved nothing more than snuggling up in her pyjamas with her candles on at home.”
The next inquest hearing will take place on March 28.