On the evening of December 29, 2022, 32-year-old Jeremy Lampeart was shot in the parking lot of the Country Hearth Inn and Suites in Sturgis, Michigan. He was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, where he died of his injuries. Lampeart, a Sturgis resident since 1995, worked for International Paper and Morgan Olson and enjoyed the outdoors, woodworking, and video games. He is survived by a daughter, his parents, and siblings.

Security camera footage from the motel captured the incident and helped investigators identify a person of interest. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety led the investigation with assistance from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department and the Michigan State Police and described the shooting as an isolated event. Reports say neither Lampeart nor the identified person of interest were registered motel guests; friends of both were staying there and a group had gathered behind the motel.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the people who were behind the motel that evening, please come forward.