Albert Ross III was 26 when he was shot and killed on January 4, 2017, at a residence in the 3300 block of Reid Avenue in Lorain, Ohio. He was born June 7, 1990, in Philadelphia and later moved to Lorain with his family. Known as Boss or Gucc, he graduated from Southview High School, attended Lorain County Community College, and enjoyed basketball, Jet Skiing, video games and following the Philadelphia 76ers.

Police say an unknown caller reported a shooting around 1 a.m.; officers found Ross deceased at the scene and Lorain detectives opened an investigation. Vincent Eugene Lee II, 31, was later charged with murder. Authorities say Lee fled after the shooting and was arrested in January 2021 and indicted on three counts of murder with related specifications; he has been held in the Lorain County Jail on a $2 million bond and had a jury trial set for June 21, 2022. Pretrial hearings and plea discussions have taken place but no agreement was reported.

Ross is survived by his children Aubrey Ariana Ross, Albert Ross IV and Morgan Elise Ross, his mother Karen Bodiford, and siblings, and is remembered for his kindness and sense of humor. If anyone has information about the night of January 4, 2017, or the events leading up to it, please come forward.