In the early hours of October 14, 2023, at about 2:20 a.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1700 block of Burton Drive in southeast Austin. They found 50-year-old Feliciano Alvarado-Lajuj in the parking lot with gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Services took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 3:30 a.m.

Austin Police Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists processed the scene. Preliminary findings indicate Alvarado-Lajuj was shot by an unknown suspect who fled immediately. No arrests have been made and the suspect remains unidentified. The shooting was listed as Austin’s 53rd homicide of 2023, and APD asked the public for information and video, offering a reward of up to $1,000 through Capital Area Crime Stoppers.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has footage from the Burton Drive or East Riverside Drive area that could help identify the shooter, please contact APD’s Homicide Unit or submit a tip anonymously.