Oneil Anthony Ellington

How they died

Deadly force

At around 3:30 a.m., officers Roy Gilbert and John McKee chased a 2006 Dodge Charger reported stolen in an armed carjacking. The two men inside bailed out. Gilbert chased Onell Anthony Ellington on foot through an alley as McKee pursued him in the police car. Gilbert claimed Ellington reached into his waistband for a gun before running a fenced-in church parking lot, where tried to scale a fence, gave up and ran back the way he'd come. McKee got out of the car and tackled Ellington. Ellington allegedly shot McKee, then charged at Gilbert and fired a shot. Gilbert fell onto his back. Ellington shot McKee again and Gilbert got up and shot Ellington. According to Gilbert, Ellington didn't appear to be affected, so he fired 10 more shots. Ellington died later at a hospital. McKee returned to work after several months, though he transferred to a different shift. Gilbert was reportedly shot at again just one month later, and again escaped unscathed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Oneil Anthony Ellington, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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