Overview
- Ross was found guilty on three counts of first-degree murder in the 2017 killings of Iris Ross, 11-year-old Nigel, and 10-month-old Anora.
- He was also convicted of three counts of aggravated assault and 17 counts of assaulting a peace officer following an hours-long barricade and shootout.
- Prosecutors presented internet searches for guns, silencers, and corrosive acids as evidence of planning tied to a revenge motive after a divorce filing.
- During the standoff, a police robot located the infant deceased, officers were fired upon and one was injured by shrapnel, and the older child was later found shot dead.
- Authorities said Ross had posted a cheerful holiday video with his son hours before the killings and texted a family member claiming he had killed his wife and children; he faces life in prison or the death penalty under Arizona law.