On October 1, 2024, at about 2:40 a.m., 17-year-old Nathan Ockleberry was fatally shot in a parking lot at 12636 Research Boulevard in northwest Austin. Officers found Ockleberry and another male with gunshot wounds; Ockleberry was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 3:00 a.m. A third person later sought treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police say a large group had gathered in the lot when a disturbance began after a white Chevrolet pickup reportedly hit a Nissan Altima while parking. An occupant of the Nissan said her companions demanded compensation and a fight broke out when the truck driver refused. Surveillance video indicates the truck driver was armed but did not fire; investigators believe an associate of the truck driver opened fire on the group. The truck driver was shot in the elbow and drove himself to the hospital.

21-year-old Adrianna Lynn Gutierrez was arrested October 2 on a charge of tampering with or fabricating evidence for allegedly moving the Nissan after the shooting; she was released October 4. The primary suspect in Ockleberry’s death remains at large — described as a Black or Hispanic male in his late 20s to early 30s, last seen in a white baseball cap and dark hoodie. A reward of up to $1,000 is offered for information leading to an arrest.

Did anyone in the Austin area see the suspect or have dashcam or surveillance footage from that stretch of Research Boulevard that night?