The Toll

Tracking Chattanooga's Homicides

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Carly Ellis


Date: 03/15/2016


Gender: Female


Age: 19


Race: White


Time: 1:09 p.m.


Suspect(s): Aaron Randal


Status: Suspect not charged

What happened:

Carly Ellis, 19, is shot in the neck and mortally wounded inside a home on Lewis Street when a man in another room unintentionally fires a gun. The man, 22-year-old Aaron Randal, is detained for questioning but authorities decide not to press criminal charges.


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