Artemio Zacarius Ortiz, 23, was killed in a shooting at a home in the 1900 block of Stafford Avenue NW in Grand Rapids on the night of November 24, 2021. Officers found Ortiz and 34-year-old Victor Alphonso Bustamante-Meza both fatally shot; a third person was wounded and survived. The Kent County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled both deaths homicides.

The Grand Rapids Police Department opened a double-homicide investigation and sought public help, but no suspects were identified or arrested in the immediate aftermath and authorities did not release a motive or detailed circumstances. The investigation remained open and unresolved with detectives continuing to seek leads.

If anyone has information about the November 24, 2021 shooting on Stafford Avenue NW, contact the Grand Rapids Police Department or Silent Observer.