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Clarence Arthur Branch II

Case from Fayetteville, NC dated Dec 25, 2021

Victim Details

Clarence Arthur Branch II

Male

Black / African American

Fayetteville

NC

2021-12-25

32

Clarence

Arthur Branch II

07/07/2026

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Clarence Arthur Branch II, a 32-year-old Black male from Fayetteville, NC, was tragically shot multiple times outside an apartment building on Beebe Estate Circle early on Christmas morning, December 25, 2021. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 6:30 a.m. The Fayetteville Police Department's Homicide Unit determined that the shooting did not appear to be a random incident, indicating that Branch may have been targeted.

In the aftermath of the shooting, detectives launched an ...
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  • https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2021/12/25/man-dead-fayetteville-christmas-morning-shooting/9016762002/
  • Fayetteville police identify man killed in Christmas morning homicide
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