Hundreds of officers jerked to attention when the honor guard was summoned; the 60 or so police dogs at the ceremony barked with the sound of the guards' 21-gun salute.Ellis, a six-year veteran of the police force, was remembered by Bardstown Police Chief Rick McCubbin, who vowed to chase down the killer.

"I'm your chief, Jason, but you're our hero, and you need to know that this chief will not back down," McCubbin added." Jason, my friend, rest easy. We've got it from here. "Ellis is survived by his wife, Amy, and two boys, Hunter, 7, and Parker, 6."He paid the ultimate sacrifice doing what he loved, being a police officer," McCubbin added.