The ATV Path Execution: Issiah Ross, a Self-Defense Claim, and the Jury That Couldn't Agree on a 14-Year-Old's Murder

On September 18, 2022, two teenagers—Devin Clark, 18, and Lyric Woods, 14—were found shot to death on a remote ATV path in Orange County, North Carolina. At trial in January 2026, defendant Issiah Ross took the stand and offered a startling defense: he admitted killing Clark but claimed self-defense, testifying that Clark had shot Woods during an argument and then turned the gun on him. The jury convicted Ross of second-degree murder for Clark's death but deadlocked on whether he killed Woods—leaving her family facing the prospect of a second trial. This episode was generated with AI assistance.