Medical student shot dead at cancer walk in Memphis; her alleged killer caught after police chase ends in crash
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A medical student was shot and killed at a cancer walk in Memphis over the weekend, authorities said. The suspected killer — her ex-boyfriend — was charged in her murder after fleeing the scene of the shooting in his car, prompting a police chase that ended with his arrest, officials said.
Ellie Claire Young, 22, was fatally shot in the parking lot of the visitor center at Shelby Farms Park just outside of Memphis at around noon Saturday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. Memphis Fire paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Young was getting into her car after a breast cancer walk at the park when another driver pulled up and shot her, CBS affiliate WREG reported, citing police and witnesses. Young was a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, according to the station.
