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Case: 23-2870205
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
Time: 2:20 a.m.
Location: 1700 block of Burton Drive
Deceased: Feliciano Alvarado-Lajuj, Hispanic male, 01/01/1973
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, at approximately 2:20 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) Officers responded to a shooting in the 1700 block of Burton Drive. Officers at the scene located a man, Feliciano Alvarado-Lajuj, with gunshot wounds. Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) arrived on the scene and took Alvarado-Lajuj to a local hospital, where he died.
Homicide Detectives and Crime Scene Specialists responded to process the scene. Detectives believe that Alvarado-Lajuj was shot in the parking lot by a suspect who left the area.
Anyone with any information or video regarding this incident should contact APD's Homicide unit at 512-974-TIPS. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
This case is being investigated as Austin's 53rd homicide of 2023.