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Jocson Antonio Zelaya Blanco, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot outside El Nocturno Nightclub on North Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas, in the early hours of September 12, 2021. The shooting occurred about 2:20 a.m.; Austin Fire Department responders performed life-saving efforts but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Travis County Medical Examiner ruled cause of death as gunshot wounds and the manner of death homicide.

Witnesses reported hearing an argument before shots were fired. Police identified a suspect, Denis Alexis Ocampo-Maldonado, also known as Marko Castro, a 23-year-old native of Honduras; he was apprehended in Massachusetts on September 16, 2021, and charged with first-degree murder. He was held on a $1 million bond and faced extradition to Texas. The Austin Police Department asked the public for information and video footage as the investigation continued.

If anyone saw the disturbance outside El Nocturno or has video from that night, can you share what you know with investigators?