On the evening of June 30, 2021, deputies from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5700 block of Higgins Street in Comstock Township after reports of gunfire. At about 8:23 p.m., they found 21-year-old Zackery Ryan Bower and 21-year-old Patricia McDonald dead inside the residence. Authorities classified the incident as a shooting and said the evidence suggested the event was contained to the location, with no broader public threat identified.

Zackery Bower is remembered by family and friends as a free spirit who loved riding dirt bikes and quads and had an infectious smile. No warrants or arrests were announced at the time the investigation was described, and the case remained under active investigation by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone knew Zackery or Patricia, or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known with investigators.