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Tamar S. Harris

Death by Force
Case Description
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On a Wednesday afternoon in Plainfield, New Jersey, 36-year-old Tamar S. Harris of Newark was going about his workday as a delivery driver, subcontracted by Amazon. It was shortly after 2:00 p.m. on September 8, 2021, and Harris was on the 200 block of Garfield Avenue, when his life was abruptly cut short. He was in the midst of a delivery when a man approached him just outside of his delivery van.

Plainfield Police Department officers responded to the scene to find Harris suffering from ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tamar S. Harris

    Male

    Black / African American

    Plainfield

    NJ

    2021-09-08

    36

    Tamar

    S. Harris

    11/20/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I've been thinking about how often delivery workers find themselves in vulnerable situations, and Ta... ...Read More
    12/14/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about Tamar S. Harris's case lately, and I can't get over how senseless thi... ...Read More
    09/11/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about Tamar S. Harris's tragic case and how delivery workers are often over... ...Read More
    12/12/2023
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