Cody Bryan Laporte, 23, was fatally shot in his Norton Shores home on the evening of August 15, 2016. The shooting occurred about 10 p.m. after two men were allowed into his residence near Sherman Street and U.S. 31. Witnesses say Cody and the two men went into a back room, a struggle ensued, and three gunshots were heard. The two suspects were seen fleeing east on Sherman toward U.S. 31.

Investigators described the suspects as two Black men: one about 6 feet 2 inches with a skinny build, wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans; the other about 5 feet 7 inches with a medium build, last seen in a blue shirt. The Norton Shores Police Department worked with the Muskegon Police Department, the Michigan State Police, and the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Department on the homicide investigation. No arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.

Cody is survived by his parents, sister, nephew, grandfather, an aunt and uncle, and his long-term girlfriend. If anyone has information about that night or the two men who fled east on Sherman, please come forward.