On the evening of Sunday, November 14, 2021, 42-year-old James Faruq Robinson, known to family as Noonie, was found lying in the street on the 3200 block of Defense Terrace in Philadelphia around 8:00 p.m. Responding officers discovered he had sustained a gunshot wound. He was transported to Temple University Hospital and died later that night.

Robinson was close to his mother, described as his best friend, and had spent two years counseling children in his community. He also worked as a barber. The shooting was one of several fatal shootings in the city that night.

The homicide investigation is ongoing; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. If anyone has information about James Faruq Robinson or the shooting on Defense Terrace, please come forward to authorities.