Arrest Made in Yesterday's Passaic Homicide

On July 6, 2021, at approximately 2:12 p.m., members of the Passaic Police Department were dispatched to the corner of Madison Street and Vreeland Avenue in the City of Passaic, New Jersey, in response to a report of a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located Amar Sultan, 18-years-old from Passaic, lying under the highway trussell with apparent gunshot wounds. Mr. Sultan was immediately transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 4:45 p.m.

The subsequent investigation revealed that Mr. Sparrow was the individual responsible for the murder of Mr. Sultan. Mr. Sparrow was arrested on July 6, 2021, at approximately 8:01 p.m., by the Passaic Police Department during a motor vehicle stop in the area of 91 Paulison Avenue in the City of Passaic.

The crime of Murder has a sentencing range from a minimum of 30 years up to life imprisonment; the crimes of Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, second degree, and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, second degree, both have a sentencing range of 5 to 10 years in prison with 42 months to be served before parole eligibility.

The State has filed a motion for pretrial detention that will be heard by a Superior Court Judge.

A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.