William Kahari Noel was 30 when he was fatally shot on East Fayette Street in Syracuse in the early morning hours of July 5, 2017. Police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after midnight; Noel sustained critical injuries and died at the scene. Another person was also shot in the incident.

A lifelong Syracuse resident, Noel left behind his parents William and Felicia Noel, his fiancée Shante Ray, and four children: son Jaiden and daughters Aniyah, Lamiyah, and Alaya. Funeral services were held July 13, 2017, at Bethany Baptist Church and he was buried at Oakwood Cemetery.

The Syracuse Police Department opened a homicide investigation but, despite arrests in other cases that year, Noel’s murder remains unsolved with no arrests or publicly identified suspects. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the police with tips.