James Nick Nicholas Ellis was a 14-year-old boy from Henderson, Tennessee who was killed by gun violence on November 11, 1997.

No publicly reported arrests, suspect names, or convictions have been disclosed, and there have been no reported breakthroughs that resolved the case. The investigation is considered cold by those following it, and family and the community have not received answers about who was responsible.

Anyone who knew James, was in Henderson in November 1997, or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.