Video Appearing to Show Authorities Punch Suspect After Alleged Execution of Ex at Cancer Walk Triggers Investigation

The suspect’s mugshot shows a swollen face and black eye after he led police in Tennessee on a multi-county chase that ended when officers managed to flip his car — this after his ex, Ellie Young, was shot dead at a Memphis cancer walk.

One woman is dead, one suspect badly bruised and swollen after video captures his takedown by police following a multi-county car chase.

According to Memphis Fox affiliate WHBQ , Jackson Hopper, 26, led authorities on a lengthy chase October 19 through Tipton County and Lauderdale County before they were finally able to stop him just after he passed into Dyer County. The entire chase was approximately 80 miles long, taking about 90 minutes.

In video taken by a bystander, a dozen law enforcement officers can be seen moving toward Hopper’s overturned vehicle, demanding that he exit and show his hands.

The suspect is briefly seen as both police officers and sheriff’s deputies help pull him out of the vehicle, before authorities swarm where he goes down below the sightline of the grass and hillside. Law enforcement then appears to punch repeatedly where he is presumably lying on the ground for 30 seconds or so as bystanders attempt to yell at them to stop.

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