Update

Man pleads guilty to killing ex-girlfriend at Shelby Farms in 2024

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 15, 2026 2:06 PM CT | Published: April 15, 2026 1:03 PM CT

The family of Ellie Young filed a wrongful death lawsuit that Jackson Hopper had “prior violent tendencies” and “brutally and intentionally” killed Young. 

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Shelby Farms Jackson Hopper Ellie Young gun violence homicide

Jody Callahan

Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.

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