Witness testimony in the trial of Issiah Ross for the alleged 2022 murders of Lyric Woods and Devin Clark is expected to continue in Orange County Superior Court on Tuesday.
After four days of action last week — with court unexpectedly in recess on Friday after a family emergency pulled the main defense attorney away for the day — the jury will resume hearing from people brought by the local district attorney’s office to share their recollections and evidence around the two teenagers’ deaths on Sep. 17, 2022 and why law enforcement eventually charged Ross. The 21-year-old who lived in Mebane at the time of the shooting faces first-degree murder charges and could face life in prison if found guilty.
While the opening day of testimony was largely used by the prosecution to establish the evidence and environment around the crime scene — as well as a chance to hear from the deceased teenagers’ parents on the last time they saw their children — Thursday featured a wider range of people called to the stand. Here are some of the details:
Witness Details Hearing Groupings of Gunshots
Part of local law enforcement’s investigation process was checking with nearby residents to see if they might have heard something overnight on Sep. 17. James Rogers, who lives a few hundred yards away on Yarborough Road, says he did. Before waking up to take a trip down to Myrtle Beach, Rogers testified to being woken up around 2 a.m. by two bursts of gunfire. While he said he initially through the first group of shots sounded like fireworks, Rogers said the second group made his realize it was gunfire and he got up to look outside his house…