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On a Tuesday evening in Philadelphia, the life of 32-year-old John ‘Shark’ Barbour, a Black / African American male, was tragically cut short. On December 7, 2021, at approximately 6:54 p.m., Barbour was shot and killed on the 1800 block of East Lippincott Street.

The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit launched an investigation into the shooting. In an effort to identify the individual responsible, authorities released excerpts from surveillance footage that captured the s ...Read More

Victim Details

John ‘Shark’ Barbour

Male

Black / African American

Philadelphia

PA

2021-12-07

32

John

‘Shark’ Barbour

05/11/2026