In the pre-dawn hours of October 15, 2015, the quiet of a Phoenix, Arizona street was broken by the discovery of a body. Lying in the roadway near 32nd Street and Pinchot Avenue was a man who had suffered a fatal injury. Authorities arrived at approximately 4:30 a.m. and pronounced him dead at the scene. The man was later identified as 36-year-old Apollo DeGeorge Branham, an African-American male.
The initial investigation by Phoenix police revealed that Branham had been shot and killed.
Information provided by the authorities suggested that the person responsible was an unidentified male who was seen riding a bicycle. In the immediate aftermath of the discovery, detectives had very little to go on, with no established motive for the shooting and no suspects in custody. The circumstances surrounding Branham's death were shrouded in mystery, leaving both law enforcement and the community searching for answers.
In the days and weeks that followed, Phoenix police appealed to the public for any information that could lead to a breakthrough in the case. They sought to piece together Branham's final moments and urged anyone who knew him or had details about his family and history to come forward. Despite these public pleas for assistance, the investigation into the death of Apollo Branham went cold. No arrests were ever publicly announced, and no suspect has been officially named in connection with his murder, leaving a case that remains unsolved and a family without closure.
