Sammar Khan pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in connection with the May 2023 shooting death of her husband at the Bristol Borough Wharf.

Khan, 42, of Levittown, appeared before Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey L. Finley to enter the open guilty plea in the killing of her husband Faisal Iqbal. She also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime, and recklessly endangering another person.

Sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 30.

The charges stem from an incident on May 30, 2023, when Bristol Borough Police were dispatched at 10:53 a.m. to the Bristol Borough Wharf, 1 Mill Street, for a report of a shooting. Officers arrived to find Khan at the scene with blood on her clothing and located 38-year-old Faisal Iqbal deceased in a grassy area with visible gunshot injuries. A gun was found nearby.

Witnesses told detectives from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Borough Police Department that Khan and Iqbal had been talking near the coastline. Witnesses reported hearing Khan speaking loudly in another language, followed by a "pop" sound. Iqbal, who had been seated, stood up and began wrestling with Khan as additional gunshots were heard.

The two then walked toward the parking lot, where Iqbal reportedly told a witness to call 911. Witnesses observed Khan shoot Iqbal two more times, causing him to collapse. As Iqbal lay on the ground, Khan allegedly walked over to him and shot him twice more in the torso and once in the head.

The investigation was conducted by detectives with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office and the Bristol Borough Police Department. Chief Deputy District Attorney Kristin M.McElroy and Assistant District Attorney Rebekah Van Der Werf prosecuted the case.

Media Contact: Manuel Gamiz Jr., 215.348.6298, mgamiz@buckscounty.org.