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Man, 50, Gunned Down Between Homes On Tree-Lined Trenton Street Man, 50, Gunned Down Between Homes On Tree-Lined Trenton Street
Man, 50, Gunned Down Between Homes On Tree-Lined Trenton Street Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in Mercer County. The shooting occurred shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday on the first block of Hoffman Avenue in Trenton, according to , Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trenton police reportedly received two Shot Spotter activations, both for multiple rounds of gunfire. Police found a 50-year-old man laying on the ground between residences at 165 and 167 Hoffman Ave., Onofri said. The victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounce…

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by Jon Craig
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Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says
Trenton Man Indicted For Fatally Shooting Woman In Head, Prosecutor Says A Mercer County grand jury has indicted a 40-year-old man from Trenton in a fatal shooting last spring, authorities said. Quasim Hallett was charged with first-degree murder, making terroristic threats, aggravated assault and several weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Hallett was taken into custody by U.S. Marshal's in Delaware about a week after the shooting death of Quamierah Massey, 24, of Trenton, Onofri said. On April 5, 2020, at 7:05 p.m., Trenton police responded to a call for shots fired in the 100 block of Hoffman Avenue. …

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by Jon Craig
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Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years
Major Dealer In Violent Trenton Drug Crew Headed To Fed Pen For Plea-Bargained 13 Years A confessed member of a violent "war ready" Trenton drug-dealing crew must spend more than 13 years in federal prison for his role in a massive heroin trafficking operation. Omar “Stacks” Council, 41, is the latest of 23 defendants to take guilty pleas in exchange for leniency when he admitted participating in a trafficking network that flooded the streets of the state capital with heroin and other drugs amid shootouts with rival gang members Council -- also known as "Snow" and "Y-O" -- must serve out the entire 160-month plea-bargained sentence because there’s no parole in the federal pris…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Trenton Homicide Victim Identified After 15th Fatal Shooting Trenton Homicide Victim Identified After 15th Fatal Shooting
Trenton Homicide Victim Identified After 15th Fatal Shooting Authorities released the identity Wednesday of Trenton's latest shooting fatality. The victim has been identified as Dontae Barnes, 37, of Trenton, said Casey DeBlasio, spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, DeBlasio said. Multiple shots were fired about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of Oakland Street near Hoffman Avenue, DeBlasio said. Authorities found Barnes on the sidewalk suffering multiple gunshot wounds, she said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, DeBlasio said.  Tuesday's homicide marke…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Fugitive Who Shot Trenton Woman Dead Captured In Delaware Prosecutor: Fugitive Who Shot Trenton Woman Dead Captured In Delaware
Prosecutor: Fugitive Who Shot Trenton Woman Dead Captured In Delaware U.S. Marshals early Tuesday captured a Trenton man in Delaware who was wanted for shooting and killing a 24-year-old city woman earlier this month. Authorities charged Quasim Hallett, 39, with murder, among other counts, after members of the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force seized him, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Hallett shot Quamierah Massey in the head on Hoffman Avenue in Trenton on April 5, Onofri said. She died the next day. Massey was among a group of people who gathered on Hoffman Avenue to watch a street fight between two women, th…

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by Jon Craig
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3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend 3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend
3rd Trenton Shooting Victim Dies, Mayor Orders Curfew Condemning Violent Weekend Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora announced the city has a mandatory 8 p.m. curfew, affecting everyone who isn't working and all businesses, including restaurants, gas stations and corner stores. “Yesterday was Palm Sunday, yet it was anything other than peaceful in the Capital City,'' Gusciora said in a statement. Trenton's 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew came as authorities announced a third person died of injuries from a spattering of shootings on Sunday.  "Too many took to the parks and streets without regard to the public’s health and well-being,'' Gusciora said. "Moreover, much of the viol…

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by Jon Craig