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LGBTQ+ Advocate Killed In Trenton Shooting Was Protecting Loved One, Friends Say LGBTQ+ Advocate Killed In Trenton Shooting Was Protecting Loved One, Friends Say
LGBTQ+ Advocate Killed In Trenton Shooting Was Protecting Loved One, Friends Say A 23-year-old LGBTQ+ advocate was shot and killed last Friday in Trenton, with their killer in custody as of Monday morning, authorities said. Shaquil Lofti was found with gunshot wounds in their face in a house on Kelsey Avenue around 4:40 a.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. They were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later. The accused gunman, Daniel L. Smith, 36, was arrested in a traffic stop the following day, authorities said. He is charged with one count of murder and multiple weapons offenses. The …

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