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Officers responding to the shooting near the 200 block of Hewitt Street found a man with a gunshot wound to the hand around 7:15 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. He was taken to Capital Health Medical Center for treatment.
An on-scene investigation found that two more gunshot victims had arrived at St. Francis Medical Center: one man was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg, while a third victim, Jomar Rodriguez, 29, of Trenton, was shot multiple times in the chest and pronounced dead at the hospital.
Detectives believe the incident to be a home invasion based on preliminary investigations.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406. or send an email to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.
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