Najeebat Adedolapo Sule was 24 when she was shot and killed while sitting in her car on the 8800 block of Frankford Avenue in Holmesburg, Philadelphia, on March 12, 2021. The shooting happened at about 5:54 p.m.; she was taken to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital and pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m. Witnesses heard the gunshots at home and her father tried to pursue the shooter but could not catch them.

Najeebat, known as Najee, was completing a Ph.D. in Public Health at West Chester University and was active in her community, including advocacy for sickle cell awareness and participating as Miss Nigeria. No arrests have been made and the Philadelphia Police Department continues to ask for tips.

If anyone has information about what happened that evening, please contact the police.