Hoping To Solve South LA Cold Case Murder, Police Release Video Of Suspects' Getaway Car
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Hoping to identify two suspects sought in connection with a cold case murder, detectives are releasing surveillance video of the getaway car believed to be used by the suspects.
The shooting took place March 12, when Cleveland Ross Sr. visited a South L.A. Auto Zone with his son, 27-year-old Cleveland Ross Jr.
Cleveland Ross Sr. was inside the store when he heard gunshots and rushed outside to see that his son had been gunned down by two men who fled the scene in a red car.
"I live it over and over every night," the father said. "I can't get that out of my mind."
Investigators say the getaway car was a red Buick, possibly a Le Sabre model. The car's license plates aren't visible on the video, so police and the victim's family hope that releasing the video publicly will help identify the suspects.
"Somebody is still out there and they know what happened to him," the victim's mother, Latrice Marsh, said.
The victim's parents said Cleveland Ross Jr. was not involved with a gang and was a family-oriented man who loved sports.
Marsh lamented that he never had the chance to meet his daughter, who was born after he was killed.
"[He wanted] somebody to call him daddy, somebody to look up to him. But he didn't get to see it," she said.
