William Mann Mann Ross III, 24, of Steubenville, Ohio, died on July 11, 2019. He was remembered by family and friends for his kind spirit and smile and had been pursuing further education and career goals.

Investigators reviewed security-camera footage showing a female leaving an apartment, then two males with sweatshirts pulled up over their heads, followed by Ross staggering out of a Market Square apartment. Ross’s body was found in an alley across from the Market Square Apartments, and a person of interest was identified soon after.

In April 2021 a Jefferson County grand jury indicted Shawn Deveron Brookins, 36, on murder charges that included a firearm specification; Brookins was in custody at the Lorain Correctional Institution at that time.