On the evening of November 30, 2022, 56-year-old Alexander Ellis was shot and killed in his home on Railroad Avenue in Waverly, Virginia. His brother, Ronald Ellis, was also killed in the same attack; a woman present in the house was injured. Both men were described as family men—Alexander remembered as a father, uncle, brother and longtime food service worker.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect, Shelton Hardy, who was reported to have been in a relationship with the Ellis brothers’ sister and allegedly had made threats against the family before the killings. The Sussex County Sheriff’s Office warned Hardy should be considered armed and dangerous and said he might have fled toward Surry County or Newport News.

Has anyone in the Waverly area heard anything about Shelton Hardy’s whereabouts or seen activity near Railroad Avenue around November 30?