Terrence Ellis

How they died

Deadly force

5/2/2012: Terrence Ellis and Tyre Leone died after a robbery, shootout and chase involving four or five officers; Ellis, was shot and killed while in the car, and Leone allegedly jumped off the elevated expressway, falling 34 feet. At around 3:30 a.m, police said Leone walked into the Circle K at 929 Lafayette Street with a gun, demanded money and threatened the female cashier. When Leone fled the scene, the cashier immediately called 911. In about one minute, police responded and spotted the 1996 Ford Thunderbird driven by Ellis. A chase began on the Westbank Expressway with speeds exceeding 100 mph and ended in Marrero when the Thunderbird hit the guard rail. Police said Leone exited the other with a semi-automatic handgun and started shooting at them. "It all happened so quickly, that they were unable to even got out of their other. So they shot from within their other to return gunshots," said Col. John Fortunato with the JPSO. Ellis died from a single gunshot wound. Leone jumped from the expressway, falling 34 feet to his death. http://www.fox8live.com/story/17625121/men-killed-after-gretna-high-speed-chase-were-both-felons?clienttype=printable http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/04/gretna_police_chief_praises_of.html

Why we remember them

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

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