Marcus Bradley Ortega-Burch, 20, was shot and killed the night of September 8, 2022, in a residential area of the 200 block of Kent Lake Drive in Durham, North Carolina. Officers arrived about 11:55 p.m. after reports of a disturbance involving a weapon and found Ortega-Burch with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Durham Police say the shooting does not appear to have been random, but as of the latest reports no suspects have been identified or arrested and the investigation remains open. Earlier that same day another young man, 18-year-old Wahid Downey, was fatally shot elsewhere in Durham; authorities have not confirmed any connection between the two incidents.

Anyone with information about Ortega-Burch’s death is asked to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers. Does anyone in the community have information that could help this investigation?