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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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UPDATE: Trenton Suffers 15th Fatal Shooting Of 2020 UPDATE: Trenton Suffers 15th Fatal Shooting Of 2020
Update: Trenton Suffers 15th Fatal Shooting Of 2020 UPDATE: Trenton police and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office are investigating another fatal shooting in the capital city, the 15th this year, authorities said. The county's Homicide Task Force was at the scene of multiple shots fired on the 100 block of Oakland Street near Hoffman Ave. on Tuesday evening, said Casey DeBlasio, a spokeswoman for the county Prosecutor's Office.  Shots were fired about 5:20 p.m., DeBlasio said. Authorities found a victim in his 30s on the sidewalk suffering multiple gunshot wounds, she said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, DeBlasio said. T…

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Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument
Boy, 14, Charged With Killing Trenton Man With Headshot During Argument A 14-year-old boy from Hamilton killed a Trenton man with a gunshot to the head during an argument, authorities said. Detectives from the Mercer County Homicide Task Force took the boy into custody at his home Tuesday morning, they said. They filed a delinquency complaint charging the boy with killing 37-year-old Danavan Phillips during a fight the night before in the 100 block of Oakland Street, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a news release. The teen, whom Onofri didn't identify because of his age, shot Phillips once under the chin, the prosecutor said, without discussin…

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by Jon Craig