Ryan Joseph Ross was 28 when he was shot dead early on May 6, 2020, inside an apartment at the Sycamore Springs complex on the far east side of Seymour, Indiana. He had gone to the unit of his ex-girlfriend, Dakota Anderson, to exchange custody of their child. Tobias Au, Anderson’s new boyfriend, arrived just before Ross and, shortly after Ross entered, shot him multiple times.

Au called the sheriff’s department to report the shooting. Officers arrived at the Bent Tree Lane apartment at about 5:37 a.m. and found Ross deceased. Both Au, 30, of Hope, and Anderson were taken in for questioning; Au was later arrested on a preliminary charge of murder. Investigators noted a protective order issued in January requiring Ross to stay away from Anderson, though it was unclear whether he had been formally served, and Anderson had reportedly been allowing Ross to come to the residence to exchange the child. A definitive motive remained under investigation.

Does anyone have information about what led to Ross being allowed to visit despite the protective order or about the events inside the apartment that morning?