On July 6, 2021, 18-year-old Amar Sultan was found with multiple gunshot wounds under a highway trestle at Madison Street and Vreeland Avenue in Passaic, New Jersey. First responders discovered him at about 2:12 p.m.; he was taken to Saint Mary’s Hospital and pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. that same day.

The Passaic Police Department and the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office led the investigation. Public tips quickly produced leads that helped identify a suspect within hours. That evening, officers stopped a vehicle near 91 Paulison Avenue and arrested 21-year-old Philip Sparrow of Passaic; authorities recovered a handgun at the scene and charged Sparrow with murder, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a handgun. The state filed a motion for pretrial detention.

Does anyone have information about Amar’s whereabouts earlier that afternoon or saw activity under the trestle around 2 p.m.?