Seventeen-year-old Natanael Rodriguez Cuxun, a Hispanic male from Arlington, Virginia, was shot in the pre-dawn hours of January 21, 2024, while a passenger in a car on Snowden River Parkway in Columbia, Maryland. Another vehicle approached and shots were fired; Cuxun was the only person in his car struck. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries the following day.

Howard County Police do not believe the shooting was random and have suggested it may have followed an earlier altercation. The investigation remains active; no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Police initially offered up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction, later increasing the potential reward to $10,000.

If anyone has information about the events on Snowden River Parkway that morning or the earlier altercation mentioned by investigators, please contact the Howard County Police.