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Cops: Homeless Man Shot, Killed in Delray Beach

Delray Beach police car. (Photo: Delray Beach PD)

Delray Beach police car. (Photo: Delray Beach PD)

Police in Delray Beach are seeking information that could lead them to a suspect in the slaying of a homeless man.

According to a statement from the department, officers were called to the 1200 block of SW 22nd Avenue, west of Congress Avenue between Lowson and Linton boulevards, responding to a report of gunshots. Officers arrived at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday to find a man identified as James Appollonio, 54, of Daytona Beach dead from a gunshot wound.

Appollonio had been homeless, police said. His body was found outside of a residential home.



Police are urging anyone with information on the incident to contact Detective Tysen Sargent at 561-243-7780.

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