Malik Shaheem Amar was 43 when he died in a fatal double-shooting in southeast Columbus on January 6, 2021. An electrician by trade, he was born June 27, 1977, in West Virginia and is remembered by family as a devoted father to daughters Makala and Maleigha who enjoyed music and movies.

The shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. Officers who had spotted a suspicious vehicle found Malik and another man, David Knox, both suffering gunshot wounds. Malik was pronounced dead at the scene. Two days later, on January 8, 2021, 40-year-old Ash Shaheed Abdullah Ibn Jamii was arrested and charged with two counts of murder in connection with the incident.

Anyone who knew Malik, his movements that night, or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.