A 18-YEAR-OLD PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY MAN WAS FOUND LYING UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASS
" Amar Sultan,18, From Passaic, New Jersey Was Shot & Killed In The Area Of Madison Street & Vreeland Avenue In Passaic, New Jersey."
PASSAIC, NJ.- On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced that at approximately 2:12 p.m. on Tuesday July 6, 2021 Members of The Passaic Police Department responded to the corner of Madison Street and Vreeland Avenue in Passaic, New Jersey, on a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, Police Officers located Amar Sultan, 18, of Passaic, New Jersey lying underneath the highway overpass with apparent gunshot wounds. Mr. Sultan was immediately rushed to Saint Mary's Hospital, were he succumbed to his injuries, and Mr. Sultan was pronounced deceased at 4:45 p.m.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will become available once it is released.
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office asks anyone with additional information regarding this incident to please contact them at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org or you can contact Detective Eliezer Reyes of The Passaic Police Department at (973) 365-3900 or (973) 365-3945.
FILED UNDER JULY 7, 2021: LAW, PASSAIC: