Nigel Brannon, 21, was found dead inside a vehicle at the River Chase Apartments near Northwest 113th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Oklahoma City on November 1, 2021. Officers responding to a shooting call at about 2:00 p.m. discovered Brannon with multiple gunshot wounds. He was a former football player at the University of Memphis and Austin Peay State University.

A 22-year-old man, Paris Tolver, was at the scene and taken into custody. Investigators say the two men, who had been high school football teammates, arranged to meet for a marijuana transaction that escalated into gunfire. Court documents say Tolver alleged Brannon pointed a gun at him, and that Tolver shot him in self-defense. When Brannon was found he had a backpack containing a jar of marijuana and a handgun.

Tolver was booked on a complaint of first-degree murder and reportedly gave conflicting accounts to authorities. The investigation was ongoing; readers who knew Nigel or have information are asked to come forward.