Charles Bernard Ross Jr., 31, was fatally wounded on October 5, 2020, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Police found him on the 4100 block of Princess Place Drive around 6:25 a.m.; he was taken to New Hanover Regional Medical Center and died during surgery. The killing was recorded as the city’s 13th homicide of 2020.

Investigators later arrested two men, Hykeem Quintell Durant, 31, and Dashon Maroze Davis, 30, on January 5, 2021; both were charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Those charges were dropped in July 2021 after a material witness recanted, and the New Hanover District Attorney’s Office cited insufficient evidence. The investigation remains open.

Ross is survived by his children Jazyln Ross, Malachi Doughty, and Tristan Ross; his parents Deidra Parker and Charles Ross; and siblings Cordelia Ross, Shania Hobley, Anthony Parker, Desire Brown, and Laila Ross. Who in the Wilmington area might have information that could help bring clarity to this case?