On June 20, 2024, at about 9:39 a.m. officers in Winston-Salem found 35-year-old Brandon Michael Odom in the 1600 block of W. Northwest Boulevard with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and the Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division opened a homicide investigation.

Odom, born August 7, 1988, was a lifelong Winston-Salem resident known to family and friends as Lil B. He was active in local sports and community activities as a youth, and had a passion for cars, sports, and music. His mother is Flora; family and friends describe him as generous and supportive.

No arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and investigators have made public appeals for information. If anyone has information that could help this open homicide investigation, contact the Winston-Salem Police Department or Crime Stoppers.