Issiah Ross, the 21-year-old suspect in the 2022 shooting deaths of Lyric Woods and Devin Clark, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Thursday by a jury of his peers. Ross was quickly identified as a person of interest after police received a tip from an associate of Ross’, Christian Sykes, who claimed Ross confessed to killing both Clark and Woods over the phone. The ChargesThe jury was given instruction on three potential charges for Ross’ shooting of Clark: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and voluntary manslaughter. The primary difference between first and second-degree murder is whether or not the defendant acted with premeditation, and the difference between second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter is whether the defendant acted with malice. The ConvictionRoss’ second-degree murder conviction means the jury has found the defendant guilty of intentionally killing Devin Clark with malice, although without premeditation.