On a summer evening in Newark, New Jersey, the life of Lamar Rutherford, a 31-year-old male from Irvington, was cut short by gunfire. On Sunday, August 2, 2020, at approximately 6:36 p.m., Rutherford was shot in the area of 175 14th Avenue. Despite the prompt response of law enforcement, he was pronounced dead at the scene less than twenty minutes later, at 6:54 p.m.
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, in conjunction with detectives from the Newark
Police Department, immediately launched an investigation into the fatal shooting. In the days following the incident, authorities publicly appealed for information, urging anyone with knowledge of the crime to contact their tips line, assuring that all calls would be kept confidential.
The shooting of Lamar Rutherford was part of a troubling wave of violence that plagued Newark during that period, prompting concern from city officials and community leaders. Despite the public outcry and the ongoing investigation, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests made or suspects identified in connection with his death. The case, now years later, appears to have gone cold, leaving the circumstances surrounding his death unresolved and his assailant or assailants still at large.
