CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – A Citrus County jury has found 37-year-old Dwann Demetrius Ross Jr. guilty of Second-Degree Murder with a Firearm, rejecting claims that the 2024 shooting of a fellow business owner was an act of self-defense.
The verdict was delivered today following a trial centered on the death of 33-year-old Traske C. Johnson, who was gunned down in the parking lot of Colonial Plaza in Inverness. Following the decision, Ross was remanded into custody. He is scheduled to face sentencing on February 24, 2026.
The charges stem from a violent confrontation on May 28, 2024. Deputies from the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire at the plaza and discovered Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite being rushed to a nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries…