Anthony Gabriel Cuozzo, 20, was fatally shot at a residence on Rawls Road in Pleasant Valley, New York, on October 5, 2024. A graduate of Arlington High School and the School of Audio Engineering in Manhattan, he was remembered for his humor and creativity.

New York State Police and the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a violent altercation and found two men with serious injuries. Anthony had multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Vassar Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. A 53-year-old man, Thomas Case, suffered a stab wound to the chest and received medical treatment.

Investigators say the dispute began when Anthony allegedly stabbed Case and that Case then shot Anthony multiple times with a semi-automatic pistol. Case was treated for his wound, checked out of the hospital after surgery, and was later struck by a blunt object in a separate dispute at the same residence, suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

A Dutchess County grand jury handed up an indictment in January 2025 charging Case with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon; prosecutors say he intentionally shot Anthony multiple times. Did anyone in the community know Anthony or see activity at the Rawls Road residence around October 5, 2024?