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Jay Ellis

Case from Austin, TX dated Aug 04, 2025

Victim Details

Jay Ellis

Male

Austin

TX

2025-08-04

43

Jay

Ellis

09/23/2026

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Jay Don Ellis, a 43-year-old man from Austin, Texas, was fatally shot during the early morning hours of August 4, 2025. Funeral records confirm that Ellis died that day and identify him as an Austin resident. The circumstances surrounding his death quickly became the subject of a homicide investigation by the Travis County Sheriff's Office after authorities learned that the shooting had occurred at a residence in southeast Travis County.

The shooting was reported in the 11400 block of Mo ...
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  • https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/18-year-old-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-relative-travis-county-sheriff/
  • KEYE: Man dead, 18-year-old relative arrested after SE Austin shooting
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