Procession route announced for Officer Elliott’s Celebration of Life Ceremony

BEECH GROVE, Ind. (WISH) — The Beech Grove Police Department has finalized the procession route for the Celebration of Life Ceremony honoring Officer Brian Elliott, said a news release issued Friday afternoon from Indiana State Police.

Elliott was fatally shot Monday afternoon while responding to a violent domestic call involving Kenneth T. Johnson and his girlfriend, an Indiana State Police trooper’s report to Marion Superior Court 20 revealed Tuesday. Elliott, 33, a member of the Beech Grove Police Department since September 2024, died at Eskenazi Hospital, the department’s chief announced just before 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Immediately following the funeral ceremony, the procession is scheduled to depart Beech Grove High School between 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Monday as it moves toward Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.

The finalized route will travel west on Hornet Avenue to Emerson Avenue, then head north to Main Street. The procession will turn west on Main Street to North 17th Avenue and proceed north to the roundabout. From there, it will travel west on Albany Street to Keystone Avenue and s...