A shocking video shows a group of Tennessee police officers brutally beating a man accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend during a charity walk.
Jackson Hopper, 26, was accused of shooting Ellie Young, 22, in her Jeep after she participated in the breast cancer awareness walk at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hopper led police on a multi-county chase until his car was turned over during a PIT maneuver.
In a scene filmed on a bystander’s mobile phone, he was seen being dragged from his car and then brutally beaten for about 30 seconds.
Hopper (pictured in pajama bottoms) was dragged from his car and then brutally beaten for about 30 seconds, as seen in a bystander’s cell phone footage
He was taken into custody after flipping his car during a chase and was seen in court with a gnarled black eye
Ellie Young, 22, was sitting in her Jeep Wrangler after participating in the breast cancer awareness walks at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee, when her recently ex-boyfriend Jackson Hopper allegedly shot her multiple times
Hopper was later taken into custody. He was seen with a black eye and a swollen face in his mugshot. He has been charged with first-degree murder in Shelby County.
Sheriff Brian Kelley of the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office shared a public service announcement Facebook addressing the images and stating that an internal affairs investigation will be conducted.
Kelley stated that any officer misconduct will be investigated through review of body-worn and vehicle-mounted cameras, reports, witness statements and “any other available source.”
He further added that the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office “never condones staff misconduct,” but that they “understand that all sources of information must be evaluated before drawing any conclusions.”
The University of Tennessee student and Hopper (pictured in court Monday) had recently broken up. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder
Hopper allegedly pulled up behind Young’s parked car and fired two shots into her vehicle before firing another round as she lay on the ground, where she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Young’s family told them Action news 5 that she and Hopper had recently broken up.
Hopper is charged with reckless driving, aggravated assault, driving against traffic on the roadway, speeding above the speed limit, resisting arrest, disobeying a stop sign, filing a false report, reckless endangerment, possession of a firearm when committing dangerous situations. misdemeanor and misdemeanor evading arrest.
A friend, who asked not to be named, claimed to have set them up.
After Young got out of her car, Hopper allegedly shot her again as she lay on the ground. She was pronounced dead at the scene
‘Ellie was taken from us too soon. A beautiful soul inside and out,” wrote Macey Daniel, who started the fundraiser. “She walked in the sun, and the world is a darker place now without her.”
He told the New York Post: ‘They were very happily together for three years. I would call them and see what was going on. They had plans to move in and get married while she was in medical school.
‘What he did was truly terrible. I can’t defend him. But people online say he was a violent person, and I want to say that’s not true at all.”
Young’s sorority sister, Danni Fewell, remembered her as “kind” and “genuine.”
She told Action News 5, “She was passionate, determined and selfless. The joy she brought to every room was simply contagious to everyone around her.
“Her bright future was to be a doctor, something she looked forward to as long as I knew her.”
Hopper was later taken into custody, his mugshot showed him with a black eye and a swollen face, and he has been charged with first-degree murder in Shelby County.
A GoFundMe has been started for the funeral costs of the medical student.
‘Ellie was taken from us too soon. A beautiful soul inside and out,” wrote Macey Daniel, who started the fundraiser.
“She walked in the sun, and the world is a darker place now without her.”
Fewell added, “She was determined to change the world.”