In the early morning hours of November 26, 2023, 23-year-old Marqell Braezeale-Johnson, known to some as BIGCUB, was brought to Valley Medical Center in Renton, Washington, with a fatal gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead that day. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the manner of death to be homicide by gunshot wound to the head.

Investigators with the Renton Police Department say the circumstances of the shooting remain unclear. The location where the shooting occurred has not been released, potential witnesses have not cooperated, and to date no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. The investigation remains open and active.

If anyone has information about Marqell’s movements on November 25–26, 2023, or about the shooting, please contact the Renton Police Department.