Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Bond Set for Doss, Mother Following Shooting
Cuyahoga County sets bond at $250,000 for Doss, $50,000 for mother
A Cleveland man faces four initial charges in connection with at an apartment off Detroit Avenue.
Robert Doss, 44, was charged with one count of attempted aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault. Each count also carries a one-to-three-year gun specification.
His mother, Barbara Doss, 67, was also charged with one count of obstruction of justice.
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They are both in custody at Cuyahoga County Jail and faced the initial charges Monday afternoon at Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Bond was set at $250,000 for Robert Doss and $50,000 for his mother.
Both Robert Doss and Barbara Doss appeared in court via video, according to an email from Ryan Miday, a spokesman for the office of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason. Both were declared indigent. The court assigned a public defender as counsel to Robert Doss and Kevin M. Cafferkey as counsel for Barbara Doss.
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The preliminary hearing is set for May 2 for both. After a review of evidence, a determination will be made whether to pursue the case to a grand jury, Miday said.
The charges stem from a shooting in Lakewood last Thursday morning. Robert Doss shot Tracie Eck, a 39-year-old woman, once in the head at about 9:30 a.m. at an apartment at 13531 Detroit Avenue.
From that point, a vehicle registered to Doss was found abandoned in Parma and Capt. Ed Hassing of the tracked Doss to Fairview Park. Doss was taken into custody at a friend’s apartment at 11:44 a.m.
Eck was found by emergency rescue crews on the floor of the apartment off Detroit. She was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. She identified Doss to EMS workers during the drive to MetroHealth.
Hassing said Doss and the victim knew each other prior to the shooting, “so this wasn’t a random thing.”
Eck remains at MetroHealth, where she has been upgraded to good condition, said Susan Christopher, director of media and advertising communications for the hospital.
Barbara Doss lived in the same apartment building as the victim. She was also taken into custody on Thursday.
Lakewood Patch editor Colin McEwen contributed to this report.
