Joseph Edward Ross, 26, of Pensacola was shot and killed on January 11, 2015, behind a convenience store at Ninth Avenue and Fairfield Drive. Reports say the shooting happened during a drug deal; witnesses saw Ross walk into a dark lot behind the store, followed by a red pickup truck, then heard multiple shots. Bystanders found Ross bleeding; he later died at the hospital.

Authorities say 24-year-old Nicholas Alan Nehring shot Ross multiple times. Nehring initially claimed he thought Ross was reaching for a gun but later admitted he had planned to kill Ross over a contentious history and alleged unpaid debts. Nehring gave a recorded statement describing shooting Ross five times; the jury found that confession and a reenactment persuasive.

Nehring was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Jerryl Lovelace, who drove Nehring to the scene and fled with him, was implicated but was never charged in the homicide. If anyone knew Joe Ross or has information about the events that night, please share what you know.