Darrell Amar, 50, of Hammond, Louisiana, was fatally shot on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. Local authorities treated the incident as gun violence and opened an investigation into the killing.

In the days after the shooting, a man from Hammond was identified as a suspect. That individual turned himself in, was arrested, and charged with second-degree murder in connection with Amar’s death. Amar’s funeral was held Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church in Tickfaw, and he was buried at Rose Memorial Park Cemetery in Hammond.

If anyone in the Hammond area knew Darrell Amar or has information about the shooting, please come forward.