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Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Man Faces Weapons Charge As Authorities Make Murder Arrest In Trenton A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton last fall, and a man who was with him at the time was charged on a weapons offense, authorities said. Killed in the shooting was Chron Jenks, 34, of Ewing, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trayvon Stokes, of Trenton, is charged with first-degree murder and multiple weapons offenses. Stokes was taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 21 in Trenton.  A subsequent warranted search was made at Stokes' residence by members of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, the Mercer&nb…
US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities
US Marshals Nab Trenton Double-Murder Suspect In Arizona: Authorities A Trenton man charged with the fatal shootings of his landlord and another man last month was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, authorities said. Gabriel Vilorio-Jaquez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful person, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and one count of second-degree certain persons not to possess a firearm, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Thursday. Vilorio-Jaquez, of Cleveland Avenue, is accused of shooting Everth Barrera, 56, of Ewing, and Ed…
Authorities ID 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Trenton Authorities ID 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Trenton
Authorities ID 39-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Trenton Authorities have identified the man shot and killed in Trenton. The victim in yesterday’s homicide on St. Joe’s Avenue in Trenton has been identified as David Johnson, 39, of Trenton, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. At approximately 5:25 p.m. on Wednesday, Trenton police received a Shot Spotter activation for the 300 block of St. Joe’s Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found Johnson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  The victim was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later. No arrests have been made and the in…
Trenton Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says Trenton Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Trenton Man, 20, Arrested In Fatal Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 20-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last weekend, authorities said. Tyrell Williams was arrested Thursday afternoon in Trenton by members of the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He is charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses in connection with the death of David Williams, 36. The alleged shooter and victim are not related, Onofri said. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Williams pending trial. Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Tren…
Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting
Trenton Man, 41, Charged In Fatal Shooting A 41-year-old man from Trenton has been charged in connection with a shooting death last spring, authorities said. Bobby Vazquez, 41, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Vazquez, who was being held at the Mercer County Correction Center on unrelated charges. has been additionally charged in connection with the May 2020 murder of 58-year-old Watson Cogdell, the prosecutor said. The prosecutor’s office has filed a motion to detain Vazquez pending trial, Onofri said. At about 1:40 …
Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020 Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020
Trenton Shooting Victim ID'd, 29th Homicide In 2020 Authorities have identified the man shot multiple times, and killed, late Friday. Hussain Abdullah, 35, of Trenton died of gunshot wounds after the shooting on the 200 block of Spring Street, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.  Trenton police responded to a Shot Spotter activation at 11 p.m., DeBlasio said. Abdullah was found in the street.  He was taken to an  area hospital where he was pronounced dead, she said. Friday's shooting death was the 29th homicide in Trenton this year. There were a total of 16 homicides in …
Woman Critically Wounded In Trenton Double-Shooting Woman Critically Wounded In Trenton Double-Shooting
Woman Critically Wounded In Trenton Double-Shooting Trenton's latest shooting left a woman in critical condition and a man suffering gunshot wounds, authorities said on Monday. Both shooting victims are in their 20s, according to Casey DeBlasio, a spokesperson for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. No one has been arrested in connection with Sunday night's shooting, she said. Trenton police responded to a Shot Spotter activation for multiple gunshot rounds about 10:35 p.m. on the first block of Delawareview Avenue, DeBlasio said.  The shooting victims'' names have not been released. Both victims were taken to an area hospital, De…
Authorities Probe 16th Fatal Trenton Shooting This Year That Killed Man, 24 Authorities Probe 16th Fatal Trenton Shooting This Year That Killed Man, 24
Authorities Probe 16th Fatal Trenton Shooting This Year That Killed Man, 24 One person was still at large following the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man in Trenton, authorities said. The Wednesday killing of Covvie Scott, of Ewing, is the 16th fatal shooting in the state's capital city this year, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. That's twice as many fatal shootings as there were in the first six months of 2019, a spokeswoman for the county prosecutor said. Authorities responded to the 100 block of North Heritage Avenue around 10:15 p.m., when the incident came in over the Shot Spotter, the Prosecutor's Office said. Around the same time, a …