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Artemio Zacarius Ortiz

Case from Grand-rapids, MI dated Nov 24, 2021

Victim Details

Artemio Zacarius Ortiz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Grand-rapids

MI

2021-11-24

23

Artemio

Zacarius Ortiz

06/30/2026

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In the quiet streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the life of 23-year-old Artemio Zacarius Ortiz was cut short on the night of November 24, 2021. He was a male of Hispanic descent. That evening, in a home located in the 1900 block of Stafford Avenue NW, a burst of gunfire erupted, leaving a scene of tragedy. When police arrived, they discovered that Ortiz and another man, 34-year-old Victor Alphonso Bustamante-Meza, had been fatally shot. A third individual was also wounded in the attack but survi ...
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  • WXMI: Grand Rapids police identify victims of southwest side shooting
  • WOODTV.com: GRPD trying to ‘piece together’ shooting that killed two
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