Ronny Ellison, 26, was shot and killed on February 23, 2020, in Houston, Texas. The shooting happened about 8:25 a.m. in the parking area of an apartment complex at 2877 Westridge Street. Witnesses reported finding his body in a nearby field; detectives say he had been shot multiple times during an altercation with an unidentified man who had exited the passenger side of a vehicle near a corner store where Ellison was with his cousin. Ellison ran across the street after being shot and collapsed in a vacant parking lot.

Witnesses described the shooter as a black man in dark clothing who fled in a white Jeep. Detectives T. Tyler and B. Evans stated there was no known motive or identified suspect at that time. Authorities offered a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the gunman’s arrest. If anyone has information about what happened, please contact the Houston Police Department Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.