On the evening of Sunday, August 2, 2020, Lamar Rutherford, a 31-year-old man from Irvington, was shot in Newark, New Jersey, in the area of 175 14th Avenue. Officers responded and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:54 p.m., about 18 minutes after the reported time of the shooting at approximately 6:36 p.m.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark Police detectives opened an investigation and publicly asked for tips, with authorities assuring callers their information would be kept confidential. The shooting was one of several violent incidents in Newark at that time.

If anyone has information about Lamar Rutherford or the circumstances of the shooting, please contact the investigators handling the case.