On February 29, 2024, at about 1:18 a.m., San Jose police found 34-year-old Jose Luis Rodriguez inside a vehicle in the Park Lane Plaza parking lot on Moorpark Avenue with at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Rodriguez was a well-known Bay Area tattoo artist and a father to three young children: Naveah, Xavier, and Leanna.

San Jose police identified 30-year-old Sunnyvale resident Dynzel Ghram Brown as the primary suspect; Brown was arrested the same evening and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on homicide charges. A second suspect, 26-year-old San Jose resident Jerald Williams Jr., was arrested on March 8, 2024, and also booked on homicide-related charges. Authorities have not disclosed the motive or whether the victim and suspects were acquainted.

A GoFundMe was set up for the children and a candlelight vigil was held on March 3, 2024, outside the Park Lane Lounge. Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to come forward.