On the evening of Saturday, July 7, 2018, 19-year-old Carlos Ross Jr was shot in the 4400 block of 5th Avenue in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He was taken by private vehicle to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds and died in the emergency room. The shooting was ruled a homicide.

Investigators say the confrontation began over a small quantity of marijuana and was described as an alleged robbery attempt. Reports state Ross, wearing a mask, tried to rob 34-year-old Joey Duran Whitted of marijuana he was dealing; Whitted was arrested the next day, July 8, 2018, in Baton Rouge and returned to Calcasieu Parish. Whitted was charged with first-degree murder and held on a $1 million bond.

Ross was described as having a passion for boxing and plans for the future. Does anyone who knew Carlos or who was in that neighborhood that night have information to share?