LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday marks 11 years since Bardstown Police Officer Jason Ellis was ambushed and killed.
Friends, family, and fellow officers gathered Friday to honor him. Officers laid a wreath at Ellis' memorial at the Bardstown Police Department during the ceremony on Friday.
Ellis was shot to death on May 25, 2013 when he stopped to clear branches on an exit ramp off the Bluegrass Parkway.
Police have still not made an arrest in the case.
"As I look at our boys, I can painfully see how much time has passed and it breaks my heart thinking about all the milestones that he missed," Ellis' widow, Amy Ellis Brown, said. "Eleven years ago, they were graduating kindergarten. And this year, they are finishing up their junior year and becoming young men themselves. I know Jason would be so proud of them. It's hard to believe so much time has passed without him and without justice."
A special prosecutor was appointed to look into several unsolved cases in Nelson County, including Ellis' death.
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