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Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Nov 13, 2023

Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk wants Tennessee’s criteria for involuntary commitment to a mental health facility to be changed. WPLN reports that Funk says Tennessee’s standards for involuntary commitment are nearly impossible to meet. Shaquille Taylor, accused of fatally shooting Belmont University freshman Jillian Ludwig last week, was tried earlier this year for aggravated assault and found incompetent to stand trial, but he did not meet the state’s criteria for involuntary commitment. The DA’s office told WPLN that it does not yet know how Taylor was able to procure a gun.