On the morning of May 13, 2026, two children discovered their 38-year-old mother, Ashley Ross, dead in her bedroom at a home on West Ely Street in Alliance, Ohio. Alliance Police officers who responded quickly determined her death to be a homicide of a suspicious nature. The children were removed from the home and placed with family who arrived at the scene.

Investigators focused on Ashley’s husband, Robert Andre Ross, who was identified as the primary suspect. A murder warrant was issued and authorities warned he was considered armed and dangerous and possibly in possession of a firearm. A multi-state manhunt followed; license plate reader data led officers to Morgantown, West Virginia, where a coordinated traffic stop resulted in his arrest later that day without incident. He was held in West Virginia and later extradited to Stark County, Ohio. At his initial court appearance by video from the Stark County Jail, bond was set at $5 million.

Friends who attended court described Ashley as a devoted and protective mother of four who could light up any room and said she had expressed fear and sought help before her death. The case is set to go before a Stark County grand jury and criminal proceedings are ongoing. If anyone knew Ashley, her routine, or observed relevant activity around West Ely Street on May 13, contact investigators with information.