The North Carolina Beat has identified the 17-year-old suspect accused of killing 14-year-old Lyric Woods and 18-year-old Devin Clark.
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he North Carolina Beat has identified the 17-year-old suspect accused of killing 14-year-old
Lyric Woods and 18-year-old
Devin Clark.
Lyric Woods and
Devin Clark, who were close friends, were found gunned down in a brush area near
Buckhorn Road in
Orange County,
North Carolina,
Sunday,
Sept. 18.
According to documents obtained by
The North Carolina Beat,
Woods had a gunshot wound to the left side of her neck, while
Clark had gunshot wounds to the head and thigh areas.
Two men said they were riding their four-wheelers putting out
Deer corn when they discovered the teens’ bodies, according to a
911 call first obtained by The North Carolina Beat.
For the last two weeks, we have been working closely with sources close to the investigation that helped us identify the suspect, and on
Monday morning, the suspect’s identity was confirmed by court records.
Officials in
Orange County have been tight-lipped about the suspect’s identity and information about the case.
On
Monday, Sept. 26,
Orange County Interim District Attorney Jeff Nieman filed a
protection order in the case to seal it so the media and public could not request any information related to the case that would typically be public records under
N.C. GS 132-1.
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On
Oct. 5,
Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced that the suspect, who they say is responsible for killing
Lyric Woods and
Devin Clark, had been taken into custody.
The North Carolina Beat has identified the alleged suspect as 17-year-old
Issiah Ross of
Middletown,
Deleware.
17-year-old Issiah Ross
17-year-old Issiah Ross
17-year-old Issiah Ross
According to the students we spoke with,
Ross attended the same school as
Clark,
Eastern Alamance High School, for a short period.
After
Woods and
Clark were found on
Sunday, Sept. 18,
Ross dropped 5 songs on his
Soundcloud the next day.
One song he dropped is called
“Glass,” where
Ross talks about riding around in a
Ford with a “new Glock” and aiming for the head.
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Another song
Ross dropped on
Monday, Sept. 19, is called
“In The Akorn I Trust,” where he says he got so much red in his car it’s like he’s sipping on blood, having the blood in his
Acura and that he got some shyt, he cannot talk about.
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Sources tell
The North Carolina Beat that
Ross was finding himself in trouble in
Middletown, Deleware, so he moved to
North Carolina with his mother for a new start.
The motive of this double homicide remains unknown.
We will continue to update you on this case and developments.