Lowell Manhunt For Murder Suspect Lasts 30 Hours: ICYMI

LOWELL, MA — The manhunt for Lowell murder suspect Ross Elliott this week stretched 30 tense hours, ending with the grisly discovery of Elliott's body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Elliott, 51, shot Nicole White, 44, to death Thursday at about 7:30 a.m. in Lowell on Stevens Street. His body was found in a vehicle in Chelmsford on Research Place Friday at about 1:30 p.m.

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Elliott, armed with a handgun, ran across half of Lowell eluding authorities. At one point, an off-duty firefighter found Elliott hiding under his motorcycle cover; Elliott pointed his gun at him and ran off. Police issued a shelter-in-place order for the Highlands section of the city during the search.

Elliott was considered "armed, dangerous and increasingly desperate," Lowell police Chief William Taylor said during a news conference just hours before a woman found Elliott's body.

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Photo: Ross Elliott. (Credit: Lowell Police Department)

Mike Carraggi (Patch National Staff) contributed to this story