Officer Down

Police Officer Jason Ellis
Bardstown Police Department, Kentucky
End of Watch: Saturday, May 25, 2013
Age: 33
Tour: 7 years

Police Officer Jason Ellis was shot and killed from ambush on an exit ramp from the Bluegrass Parkway shortly before 2:50 am.

A citizen called 911 at 2:53 am to report that an officer and had been fatally struck by a vehicle. A Kentucky State Police trooper responded to the scene and discovered that Officer Ellis had been shot.

Officer Ellis was en route home following his shift and was in uniform driving a marked vehicle. It is believed that a subject had purposely placed debris in the middle of the roadway with the intent of setting an ambush. As Officer Ellis removed the debris the subject opened fire with a shotgun from a nearby hilltop, shooting him multiple times and killing him instantly.

The subject who shot him remains at large.

Rest in Peace Bro…We Got The Watch

Day is done, Gone the sun, From the lake, From the hills, From the sky. All is well, Safely rest, God is nigh.