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Troy Justice Ellis

Case from Pinson, AL dated May 01, 2020

Victim Details

Troy Justice Ellis

Male

White / Caucasian

Pinson

AL

2020-05-01

11

Troy

Justice Ellis

07/06/2026

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On a spring morning in May 2020, the life of 11-year-old Troy Justice Ellis was tragically cut short during a turkey hunt in the woods of eastern Jefferson County, Alabama. The boy, a fifth-grader from Trussville, was participating in a hunt organized for wounded veterans on his father's land off Cedar Mountain Road in the Pinson area on May 1, 2020. His father, Obed Ellis, a high school football coach, was acting as a guide for the event.

During the hunt, Troy was fatally shot. His fathe ...
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  • al: Veteran charged in hunting accident that killed 11-year-old Alabama boy
  • al: GoFundMe set up for boy killed in Alabama hunting accident; father also wounded
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