Christopher Fitzgerald Branch, 60, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died after being shot on December 12, 2024. He arrived at WakeMed Hospital around 10:16 p.m. that night seriously injured and died on December 13. The Raleigh Police Department opened an investigation into the shooting.

Police arrested 46-year-old Glenn Levon Strickland of Clayton and charged him with murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a weapon into occupied property, and discharging a firearm within city limits. Court records allege Strickland fired a 9 mm handgun into a Lexus on Mangum Street in south Raleigh. It is unclear whether Branch was inside the vehicle when the shots were fired; another person was in the car but their identity and condition have not been released. The motive and relationship between Branch and Strickland have not been made public.

Branch’s death is recorded in local obituaries; memorial arrangements have not been announced. The investigation is ongoing — anyone with information is asked to contact authorities.