Death by Cop- 2022
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Bradley James Ellison
Case # :98
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : White
Date : 01/24/2022
Location : Emory Dr
City : Priceville
County : Morgan
State : Alabama
Agency : Priceville PD
Officer(s) :PD chief Rick Williams, John Wall
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : of Death: Gunshot Event:Killed by police during “suspicious person” call
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
A neighbor who did not recognize Bradley Ellison as homeowner had called police, reporting a “suspicious person.”
Police chief Rick Williams and officer John Wall arrived at the address and allege that Ellison shot at them and officers returned fire, killing him.
Of note, the events took place in his backyard of a home he had owned for 17 years. He was reportedly sitting under a tree with a gun. Neighbors report that different caliber guns were heard going off including rifles, that police with rifles were running across the yard and Ellison was killed in his backyard. There is no indication whether police investigated or approached him before opening fire.
Police chief Rick Williams was briefly checked in overnight at the local hospital for unspecified injuries and promptly released. He did not elaborate further what had gone wrong and why he personally had taken the “suspicious person” call and been one of the shooters. Of note, Bradley Ellison had prior encounters with the same small PD.
Source Links :
https://whnt.com/news/decatur/authorities-respond-to-officer-involved-shooting-in-priceville/
https://www.waff.com/2022/01/26/neighbors-witness-priceville-officer-involved-shooting/
https://news.yahoo.com/priceville-identifies-2nd-officer-administrative-000600986.html