MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The family of Ellie Claire Young has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the man charged with gunning her down at Shelby Farms before leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase, and his mother.
The lawsuit was filed in Shelby County Circuit Court by Ellie Young’s father, as a representative of the estate, on Nov. 5, 2024, against Jackson Hopper, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 22-year-old ex-girlfriend, and Hopper’s mother.
A judge sent the murder charge to the grand jury on Dec. 10 after Hopper waived his preliminary hearing. He remains in the Shelby County Jail without bond…