Alexy Ortiz, 19, was fatally shot on the evening of June 28, 2022, while riding a dirt bike on the westbound lanes of the Scajaquada Expressway near Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. A second rider, 21-year-old Luis Mercado, was also on a dirt bike and was injured; Mercado was treated and released. Dashcam video showed a black vehicle pull up beside the riders and multiple shots were fired. A stray bullet struck a house on Lincoln Parkway but caused no injuries inside.

Investigators say the shooting did not appear random and that one or both men may have been targeted. The vehicle believed to have carried the shooter or shooters was last seen exiting at the Noddingham exit. Ortiz was pronounced dead from his wounds and was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. The homicide investigation remains active, no arrests have been announced, and Crime Stoppers Western New York has offered up to a $7,500 reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment.

If anyone witnessed the shooting, saw the vehicle exit at Noddingham, or has other information, please contact the tips line or Crime Stoppers’ anonymous channels.