On the early morning of July 31, 2016, 18-year-old Lilliana Rodriguez was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 24 West in Nashville. She was a passenger in a black Ford Mustang, riding with her brother and friends after leaving the after-hours club La Mansion Hall. A black Infiniti G35 pulled alongside the Mustang and shots were fired; a bullet struck Lilliana in the back seat. The driver stopped near mile marker 52 to call for help, but she did not survive.

Her mother, Claudia Rodriguez, kept the case in public view, placing a sign with Lilliana’s photo at the shooting site each anniversary while the Nashville Police Department Cold Case Unit continued to investigate. In 2021 authorities announced the investigation had identified the accused gunman as Jose Pineda-Caceres and characterized the killing as part of a violent crime conspiracy involving MS-13, with Lilliana described as not being the intended target.

If anyone was with Lilliana that night or has information about the shooting or the vehicles involved, please come forward.