Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Patrol Officer Daniel Ellis died two days after being shot while attempting to apprehend an armed robbery suspect at an apartment in the 500 block of Ballard Drive.
Multiple subjects had robbed a customer at a gas station earlier in the morning and a witness provided a vehicle description that led officers to the apartment. A male subject who answered the door denied that the robbery suspect was inside and then gave officers consent to search the apartment.
As Officer Ellis entered a back bedroom the robbery suspect, who was a parolee hiding inside, opened fire. Officer Ellis was struck in the head. His partner returned fire and wounded the subject.
Officer Ellis was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital, where he died two days later from his wound.
Three people, including the shooter, were arrested and held in connection with the robbery and Officer Ellis' murder. The shooter agreed to a plea deal and will spend life in prison without parole. A second accomplice plead guilty and will spend at least 30 years in prison.
Officer Ellis had served with the Richmond Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and one child.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Patrol Officer Ellis gave the Richmond Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Patrol Officer Ellis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Patrol Officer Daniel Neil Ellis is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Neil Ellis's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Neil Ellis Compares
Offender Outcome
Life without parole
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Neil Ellis is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel Neil Ellis was killed by handgun.