Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jason Ellis was shot and killed from ambush on an exit ramp off the Bluegrass Parkway shortly before 2:50 a.m.
A citizen called 911 at 2:53 a.m. to report that an officer had been fatally struck by a vehicle. A Kentucky State Police trooper responded to the scene and discovered that Officer Ellis had been shot.
Officer Ellis was en route home following his shift and was in uniform driving a marked vehicle. It is believed that a subject had purposely placed debris in the middle of the roadway with the intent of setting an ambush. As Officer Ellis removed the debris the subject opened fire with a shotgun from a nearby hilltop, shooting him multiple times and killing him instantly.
The subject who shot him remains at large.
Officer Ellis had served with the Bardstown Police Department for seven years. He is survived by his wife, two sons, mother, stepfather, and two sisters. Officer Ellis is buried in Highview Cemetery, Chaplin, Kentucky.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, mother, stepfather, and two sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ellis gave the Bardstown Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bardstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ellis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jason Scott Ellis is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Scott Ellis's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Scott Ellis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Scott Ellis is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jason Scott Ellis was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.
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