GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — Sixteen forever – that’s the age Mykal’s cousins Shanyia and Shonda Mack said he’ll always be.
“He don’t mess with nobody. He’s quiet,” Shonda said. “They shot my cousin seven times.”
Ellis was identified as the victim in a fatal shooting in the 2600 block of Johnson Street in Brunswick Tuesday night.
“Yeah, he was coming home from football practice,” Shanyia Mack said, “and they had shot him, and they shot him over nothing, really.”
Ellis wore jersey #1 for the Brunswick High School Pirates football team. In a statement on Twitter, the team wrote: "It’s with a heavy heart to say we lost a member of our football family last night. Please pray for his family and the BHS Football Team. Mykal Ellis was a joy to coach, he was a tremendous teammate, & he was a great friend."
Brunswick High Football Coach Garrett Grady also posted the statement. The page changed its icon to a black circle with a white #1 in the middle in Ellis's honor.
"He loved basketball, wrestling,” Shanyia Mack said. “He did every sport really. Track, wrestling, everything.”
His cousins said they don’t know who shot Mykal or why anyone would want to, but they said karma will bring them to justice.
“God always sees, like God always has eyes open,” Shonda Mack said. “He knows who you are.”
The Brunswick Police Department said that as of Wednesday morning, the police report on the shooting is not available for release.
In a brief press release, Assistant Chief of Administration said police were called about shots fired on Johnson Street around 9:20 p.m. When they responded, Ellis was unresponsive in the roadway. He died on scene.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.
