Amar Stanley, a 63-year-old Philadelphia resident known locally as a bootjack for the Philadelphia Daily News, was fatally shot at his home on August 13, 2012. He sold newspapers at 23rd and West Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia and lived only a few doors from that corner. The shooting occurred at his residence; specific circumstances around the event remain unclear and investigators had not reported any arrests in connection with the homicide.

In 2012 the city recorded 284 homicides, with firearms used in about 85.8 percent of cases, and Stanley’s death became one of several that year illustrating the toll of gun violence on neighborhood figures. The case remains unsolved and details are limited.

Does anyone who knew Amar or saw activity near 23rd and West Lehigh in August 2012 have information to share?