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Ellen Taylor

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Nov 25, 2017

Victim Details

Ellen Taylor

Female

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

2017-11-25

43

Ellen

Taylor

06/28/2026

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On the evening of November 25, 2017, Ellen Taylor, a 43-year-old African American woman, was fatally shot in her home on Crennell Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. At approximately 8:45 p.m., while sitting on her couch, she was struck in the head by a bullet fired from outside the residence. Upon arrival, Cleveland police officers found her deceased at the scene.

Ellen Taylor was a mother of five and a grandmother of four. She was also the cousin of Ohio politician Shalira Taylor.

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  • cleveland.com: Cleveland woman killed from gunshot that went through 'known drug house,' police say
  • cleveland.com: Woman sitting in house struck, killed by outside gunfire on Cleveland's East Side
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