Hugo Rodriguez, 24, was shot dead in his vehicle in northeast Houston on August 20, 2009. Officers say they found Rodriguez in the driver’s seat of a black Chevrolet Cobalt after observing the car swerving and crashing into a ditch in the 5700 block of Cornish at about 12:30 a.m. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses or officers reported an unidentified person running from the scene, heading south on Arabelle Street toward the East Freeway. Authorities opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers. The motive and the identity of the shooter remain unclear.

If anyone saw activity around Cornish and Arabelle that night or knows who might have been involved, please contact the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.