Medical student murdered by ex-boyfriend at cancer charity walk: police

A Tennessee aesculapian student was changeable dormant by her ex-boyfriend complete nan play astatine a crab kindness walk, constabulary say. 

Shortly aft noon connected Saturday, officers arrived astatine nan Shelby Farms Visitor Center successful Memphis, wherever they recovered Ellie Claire Young, 22, connected nan crushed pinch gunshot wounds adjacent her Jeep Wrangler, according to nan apprehension affidavit. 

Witnesses said Young was wrong her Jeep successful nan parking batch erstwhile nan suspect, ex-boyfriend Jackson Hopper, pulled up successful a achromatic Honda CRV and allegedly fired 2 shots into nan backmost of her car.

Young came retired of her Jeep, and nan fishy allegedly fired astatine slightest 1 much shot into nan unfortunate arsenic she laic connected nan ground. Hopper past allegedly re-entered nan Honda and near nan scene. Young was declared dormant astatine nan scene. 

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Memphis Medical Student Ellie Young, 22, was allegedly changeable and killed by her ex-boyfriend. (Facebook/Ellie Young)

Family members told constabulary Young had a caller breakup pinch Hopper, 26.

The shooting happened successful nan parking batch of nan visitant halfway while crowds were astatine nan parkland participating successful nan American Cancer Society’s "Making Strides Against Breast Cancer" event, Fox 13 reported. 

A witnesser took a photograph of nan Honda while it was parked down Young's Jeep during nan shooting. 

Police put retired a BOLO (be connected nan lookout) alert for nan achromatic Honda CRV to surrounding agencies. The car was located and pursued by officers earlier Hopper collapsed his Honda and was taken into custody.

Hopper was evaluated astatine nan emergency room by aesculapian staff, according to Fox 13. He has been charged pinch first-degree murder. 

While processing nan crime scene, detectives recovered 5 9mm ammunition casings and 3 unrecorded 9mm rounds from nan scene. A 9mm handgun was besides recovered astatine nan segment of nan Honda crash. 

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Jackson Hopper, 26, was arrested pursuing a constabulary chase. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office)

Young was a aesculapian student astatine nan University of Tennessee Health Science Center. 

"She was very driven," Cindy Ream, a erstwhile coach of Young's, told Fox 13. "You knew from early connected she was going to beryllium a doctor. She had a thrust astir her."

"Ellie was taken from america excessively soon. A beautiful psyche wrong and out, Ellie dedicated her life towards serving others, and was good connected her measurement to becoming an unthinkable physician," a fundraising page said astir Young, "She was stepping sunshine, and nan world is now a darker spot without her."

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Ellie Young, 22, of Henning, Tennessee, was studying to beryllium a expert erstwhile she was murdered. (Facebook/Ellie Young)

Hopper besides faces charges successful Tipton County, according to Fox 13. He has been charged pinch possession of a firearm during nan committee of a vulnerable felony, felony evading, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving, resisting apprehension and aggregate postulation violations. 

Hopper will stay successful custody until his enslaved proceeding connected Monday. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said successful a connection that his agency will inquire that Hopper not beryllium granted a bond. 

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"The execution of Ellie Young astatine Shelby Farms Park is simply a heartbreaking tragedy, and my deepest condolences spell retired to her family and friends. Due to nan severity of this case, our agency has requested that nary enslaved beryllium granted pending a hearing," Mulroy said, successful part.

"Every homicide successful our organization is simply a devastating loss, and each unfortunate deserves justice. Miss Young's lawsuit underscores nan captious request to reside nan wide rumor of home and friendly partner violence."

Hopper's attorney, Leslie Ballin, did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.