A domestic dispute in Newark turned deadly on June 27, 2025. Seventeen-year-old Kayla Spivey-Tutt was found on the 100 block of Huntington Terrace with multiple gunshot wounds; she was taken to University Hospital, underwent emergency surgery, and died of her injuries on June 30.

Authorities arrested 18-year-old Amir Sanderson on June 28 and charged him with purposeful murder. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide and Major Crimes Unit is leading the investigation. Family and friends held a balloon launch in Kayla’s honor on July 3; her funeral took place July 14 at Transcend Worship Center in Irvington, followed by burial at Fairmount Cemetery in Newark.

If anyone knew Kayla, her routines, or saw activity on Huntington Terrace that evening, please share what might help the investigation.