On the evening of January 19, 2022, gunfire struck two 15-year-old boys standing outside a house on Wren Avenue in Macon, Georgia, when a car reportedly drove by and multiple shots were fired. Both teenagers were taken to Atrium Health Navicent; Carmelo Ross was pronounced dead shortly before 8:30 p.m., while the other teen survived in stable condition.

Carmelo was a student in the Bibb County Public School System and is remembered by family and a former teacher as fun, outgoing, and intelligent — someone who enjoyed rapping, listening to music, and playing video games with his cousins. His parents are named LaChandra Broxton and Carlos Ross.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for help identifying those responsible. As reported, no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information about that night or the vehicle involved, please come forward to the sheriff’s office.