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Phoenix Police Identify Man Killed In Apartment Parking Lot

Phoenix police say the victim of a fatal shooting Saturday at a Phoenix apartment parking lot was George Branch, 27.

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Phoenix police are searching for whoever killed victim George Branch (pictured), who was also known as "Infant."
Phoenix police are searching for whoever killed victim George Branch (pictured), who was also known as "Infant." (Phoenix Police Department)

PHOENIX, AZ — Phoenix police identified George Branch, 27, as the victim of a fatal shooting Saturday in an apartment complex parking lot near 2300 W. Northern Ave.

Branch, also called “Infant,” was found with gunshot wounds around 1:30 a.m. in the Canyon North Apartment complex parking lot. Phoenix Fire medics took Branch to the hospital, where he later died.

Phoenix police continue to investigate, and they are asking anyone who has information on this case to contact them at 602-262-6151. Or tipsters who want to stay anonymous can call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS or 480-TESTIGO for Spanish language.

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