Marcus S. Keyser, 23, was found shot to death in the early morning hours of July 6, 2021, in Lexington, Nebraska. Police were first alerted by a 911 call reporting gunfire around 1:45 a.m. near the 800 block of West 9th Street and a white vehicle in the area. Officers returned to the scene about 3:10 a.m. and discovered Keyser deceased from a gunshot wound.

Local coverage described the attack as a suspected drive-by shooting. In late July 2021 investigators arrested two 19-year-olds, Adalberto Saenz-Gonzalez and Francisco Hernandez-Corona, on counts of first-degree murder and use of a firearm to commit a felony; reports noted they had earlier been seen sitting in a white Ford Explorer and cited for alcohol-related offenses. Bond was set at 10 percent of $1 million each as the case proceeded to preliminary hearings.

By September 2022 the prosecutions had collapsed: a jury found Hernandez-Corona not guilty of murder and the firearms charge, and prosecutors moved to dismiss charges against Saenz-Gonzalez, which the judge granted. With those outcomes, no one remains convicted in Keyser’s death. Public remembrances identified the victim as Marcus Scott Keyser Jr. If anyone knew Marcus, his routines, or saw anything around West 9th Street that night, please share what might help the case.