Darius Ellis, 38, was fatally shot in a deliberate ambush outside his Del City, Oklahoma, home on Southeast 27th Street shortly before midnight on October 19, 2023. Ellis had just returned from his shift when a suspect, who had been hiding behind a vehicle for about an hour, ran out and confronted him. An altercation followed and Ellis was shot in his front yard; his fiancée Amanda Brock discovered him moments later.

Surveillance footage showed a red SUV dropping off the suspect, and investigators say the gunman likely did not act alone. The Del City Police Department and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office have followed several leads and identified a vehicle linked to the shooting, but no suspect has been publicly named and no arrest has been reported. Two years on, Ellis’s family continues to seek answers about who would have targeted this hardworking family man.

If anyone has information about that night, the red SUV, or other details that could help, please contact the authorities.