Elizabeth Howell was 21 and a student at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music when she was shot and killed on February 18, 2022. Known as Beth, she was a cellist training to be a music teacher.

Police found her with gunshot wounds on College Park Road near the music school at about 5:51 p.m.; she was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital and pronounced dead.The investigation identified 31-year-old Michael Snow of Massena, New York, whose gray Honda Civic was seen on camera near the scene. Snow was arrested the next day and charged with second-degree murder.

Investigators say he had driven to the campus intending to kill someone, lured Howell to his vehicle by pretending to need directions, and shot her three times with a .22 caliber ghost gun purchased online.Initially described as random because there was no known connection between Snow and Howell, later reporting tied Snow’s plan to other intended targets linked to his former employment and an apparent aim to harm the university’s reputation.What details about the evening might someone who was on or near campus that day still be able to share?