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Carl Branch

Case from Zephyrhills, FL dated Oct 17, 2020

Victim Details

Carl Branch

Male

Black / African American

Zephyrhills

FL

2020-10-17

32

Carl

Branch

07/05/2026

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Carl Branch, a 32-year-old resident of Fort Myers, Florida, tragically lost his life on October 17, 2020, in Zephyrhills, Florida. The incident occurred at Samuel Pasco Athletic Park during a children's football tournament. Branch was shot and killed in the parking lot adjacent to the park around 1 p.m. The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported that the suspects were an unknown number of Black men wearing dark clothing, believed to be from the Fort Myers area. They were seen fleeing the scene i ...
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  • WINK NEWS: Mother of Fort Myers man killed in Pasco County shooting speaks
  • One year later: A mother still searching for answers in her son's murder
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact this tragedy has had on Carl Branch’s community and fa... ...Read More
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    I keep thinking about how this happened in broad daylight during a children's event, of all things. ... ...Read More
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