Murder victim ID’d as father of two from Darby Borough
DARBY BOROUGH >> The body of a man found in a car on Fern Street has been identified as 25-yearold Hassan Kadeem Noaks, according to the Delaware County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Noaks’ death by multiple gunshot wounds was ruled a homicide, according to the official “Findings of the Medical Examiner” document.
According to the document, Noaks was “shot by other,” in a car in front of a residence in the 200 block of Fern Street. The time of his injury was 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 20.
Noaks was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedic Joe Crawford about 12:39 a.m. A complete autopsy was performed by assistant Delaware County Medical Examiner Dr. Bennett Preston.
Attempts to reach Darby Borough police Monday for additional details into the shooting were unsuccessful.
“He was a father, he was a son, he was a brother,” his grieving mother, Catrina Noaks, said Monday night.
She said her son recently moved to the borough from Philadelphia.
“He was always good to everyone around him. Everyone loved him,” Laquan Noaks, 26, said of his younger brother.
Hassan was the father of two boys, ages 7 and 2, according to his brother.
The victim’s family is requesting anyone with information pertinent to the case to contact borough police at 610-586-1100 or 911.
Hassan Noaks’ death brings the homicide toll for Delaware County to 28 this year.