On October 27, 2022, 23-year-old Uel Rodriguez was killed after a minor traffic incident in Hartford, Connecticut escalated into a deadly confrontation. Rodriguez’s car was struck near Flatbush and New Park Avenues at about 5:30 p.m.; the other vehicle fled and Rodriguez followed. The pursuit ended on Hillside Avenue when a passenger from the fleeing car exited and fired multiple shots into Rodriguez’s vehicle, striking him in the head and causing his car to crash into a fence. A female passenger with Rodriguez survived and suffered non-life-threatening injuries from the crash.

Hartford Police called the shooting a targeted attack, while saying Rodriguez and the assailants did not know each other before the collision. Investigators located the suspect vehicle, but no arrests have been announced and the shooters remain unidentified. Anyone with information about the incident or the people involved is asked to come forward.