Roderick Ellis

On a summer evening in 2020, the life of 35-year-old Roderick Ellis, an African American male, was cut short in a tragic series of events that began in West Memphis, Arkansas, and ended in Memphis, Tennessee. It was on August 2nd that Ellis was the victim of a robbery at a motel. In a fateful decision, he chose to pursue the individual who had wronged him, all while on the phone with 911. The chase crossed state lines, over the Mississippi River, and into the downtown area of Memphis. There, nea ...

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