Tripp said in a statement it is believed Ellison fled the county and is possibly in Raleigh or Elizabeth City.
Tripp declined this evening to elaborate on factors which make investigators believe the matter is domestic. The call came in as an armed robbery and Ellison does face counts reflecting there was a robbery.
All three victims sustained injuries which prompted transport to undisclosed medical facilities.
Investigation by detectives B.C. Griffin, B.R. Nutt, R.B. Biggerstaff, and R.M. Brown led to warrants being obtained on Ellison for two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill Inflicting serious injury, three counts of first-degree kidnapping, three counts of false imprisonment, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, and one count of assault inflicting serious bodily injury.
Anyone with information on the location of Ellison is encouraged to contact the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office at 252-583-8201 or Halifax County Crimestoppers at 252-583-4444.
