Shelby County jury recommends life in prison for Shannon Gilday
By Curtis Tate
May 28, 2026 at 5:38 PM EDT
A Shelby County jury has recommended life in prison for Shannon Gilday.
The jury convicted the 27-year-old Gilday last week of murder, attempted murder, burglary and criminal mischief. They found him guilty but mentally ill in the 2022 invasion of the Madison County home of former state Rep. Wesley Morgan.
Gilday shot and killed Morgan’s daughter, 32-year-old Jordan Morgan, in her bed. Gilday then exchanged gunfire with Wesley Morgan before he fled. Police later caught him.
The high-profile case was moved from Madison County to Shelby County because of the amount of pre-trial publicity.
The sentence of life in prison was one of the better outcomes Gilday’s defense team could have sought. He was eligible for the death penalty, and Jordan Morgan’s family supported it.
The jury convicted the 27-year-old Gilday last week of murder, attempted murder, burglary and criminal mischief. They found him guilty but mentally ill in the 2022 invasion of the Madison County home of former state Rep. Wesley Morgan.
Gilday shot and killed Morgan’s daughter, 32-year-old Jordan Morgan, in her bed. Gilday then exchanged gunfire with Wesley Morgan before he fled. Police later caught him.
The high-profile case was moved from Madison County to Shelby County because of the amount of pre-trial publicity.
The sentence of life in prison was one of the better outcomes Gilday’s defense team could have sought. He was eligible for the death penalty, and Jordan Morgan’s family supported it.