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Man, 19, Wanted In Trenton Teen's Killing Captured, U.S. Marshals Say
A man accused of shooting and killing another teen in Trenton, authorities said. Keisan Simmons, 19, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 30, the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia posted on Twitter. He was wanted in the death of 17-year-old Opium Leverette of Trenton on Sunday, Sept. 22. Police responded to the shooting on the 200 block of Homan Avenue at around 12:32 p.m. Officers gave aid to Leverette after finding him with a gunshot wound to his back. Homan Avenue near the intersection with Parkside Avenue in Trenton, NJ. Google Maps Paramedics rushed Levere…
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Trenton Boy, 17, Killed In Sunday Afternoon Shooting: Prosecutors
A Trenton teen was killed in a shooting in the capital city's West Ward section, authorities said. Opium Leverette, 17, died in the shooting on Sunday, Sept. 22, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilton said in a news release. Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation near the intersection of Parkside and Homan avenues at around 12:32 p.m. Officers gave aid to Leverette after finding him with a gunshot wound to his back. Paramedics rushed Leverette to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He was pronounced deceased at …
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Trenton Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting: Prosecutor
A 29-year-old man from Trenton has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in May, authorities said. Jozef Field is charged with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree aggravated assault and weapons offenses, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Field was arrested at the Kingsbury Apartments in Trenton on Monday, July 29, by members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force. At approximately 6 p.m. on May 19, Trenton police received a ShotSp…
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Father Shot Dead Trying To Save Children During 'Horrific' Trenton Carjacking, Mayor Says
A father was shot dead while trying to save his two children from a carjacking on Friday night, July 12 in Trenton, the mayor confirmed. "A young father lost his life in a senseless act of violence, leaving his two minor children witnesses to this horrific event,'' Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora said in a press statement. At about 10:20 p.m., police responded to an overturned vehicle near Garfield and Farragut avenues, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said. There was a white Durango with one male victim inside and two children, he said. The victim, identified as Johny Emmanuel Cruz…
Police & Fire
Teenager Killed In Double-Shooting In Trenton: Prosecutor
A teenager was killed and a second teen was wounded in a shooting in Trenton on Sunday evening, May 19, authorities said. Stephon Fisher, 18, of Trenton, was pronounced dead shortly after the 5:50 p.m. shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Trenton police received a ShotSpotter activation for multiple rounds and several calls reporting two individuals shot at 2 Kingsbury Square, Onofri said. Both shooting victims were transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center. The second 18-year-old victim, also a city resident, sustained three gunshot wounds a…
Police & Fire
Double-Shooting, Crash Leave Pair Dead In Trenton Church Parking Lot: Prosecutor
Two men from Mercer County were killed in a pair of shootings and a car crash in a Trenton church parking lot on Wednesday night, May 1, authorities said. Jerome Francis, 43, of Hamilton, and Chevaughn Fagan, 28, of Trenton, died after the double shooting, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J Onofri. The heavily damaged car's airbags deployed, the said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department are investigating, Onofri said on Thursday, May 2. No arrests had been made, he said. At approximately 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Trenton police …
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'Screaming Followed By Gunshots' Heard In Murder Of Trenton Woman Killed By BF: Police
Prosecutors have released harrowing details in the murder of a 32-year-old Trenton woman who police say was killed by her 29-year-old boyfriend. Precious Saunders was found having suffered multiple gunshot wounds at 301 Hills Place around 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 1 in Trenton, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. She was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead around 11:05 p.m., Onofri said. Meanwhile, an investigation revealed that earlier in the day, Saunders was the victim of an assault at the same location, and a complaint-warrant had been issued for her boy…
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Football Star, 24, Dies Of Injuries From Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old man from Mercer County died of injuries suffered in a shooting in Trenton earlier this month, authorities said. Justin Prescott Reed, of Ewing, died on May 22, as a result of injuries he sustained in the May 14 shooting on Brunswick Avenue, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday, May 31. No arrests had been made in the shooting as of press time, authorities said. Reed was a star football player at Ewing High School. He later played football at Delaware Valley University, Monroe College and Mercer Community College, his obituary said. He enjoyed eat…
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Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say
A reputed leader of the Bloods street gang was shot and killed in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton police are investigating the fatal shooting on Friday, May 26, police said. Sharief Treadwell, 36, a self-described ‘four-star general” of the Trenton Gangsta Killa Bloods sect, died after being shot near Oakland and Hoffman streets, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. The shooting came the same day it was announced that another Bloods leader had been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Tyree "Hellboy" Thomas,…
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Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Near NJ State Prison In Trenton
Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting at a bar near a New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, authorities said. A 17-year-old Trenton male is charged with murder, attempted murder and multiple weapons offenses. He was arrested without incident on Saturday, March 25, in Hamilton, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. He was being held at the Middlesex County Youth Detention Center. Nilson Zepeda-Galicia, 24, of Hamilton, is charged with one count of unlawful possession of a weapon, Onofri said. Zepeda-Galicia was charged on …
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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…
Police & Fire
Basketball Tournament Stabbing Leaves Man Dead In Trenton
A 23-year-old man was stabbed dead during a high school basketball tournament in Trenton on Thursday night, Feb. 16, authorities said. Khalil Glanton was found having suffered multiple stab wounds inside the CURE Arena on Hamilton Avenue around 8:30 p.m., The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said in a release. He was pronounced deceased at Capital Health Regional Medical Center just after 9 p.m. 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. Information can also be emai…
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Tenant Hid Dead GF's Body In Trash Bag Found After Eviction By Trenton Landlord: Prosecutor
An evicted tenant was arrested and charged with disturbing human remains several weeks after a landlord found a decomposed body in a trash bag at the Trenton home, authorities announced. David Gibson, 44, was charged with disturbing or desecrating human remains, tampering with evidence, and hindering, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said Wednesday, Jan. 18. Gibson was evicted in November from the apartment on the 600 block of Beatty Street in Trenton, where the remains were found in a trash bag by the landlord on Friday, Dec. 23, Onofri said. According to a report by NJ.com, Gibs…
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Trenton Man, 29, Found Shot Dead On Apartment Floor: Authorities
A 29-year-old man was found shot dead on the floor of his Trenton apartment on Monday, Jan. 16, authorities said. Donnell Williams was found with a gunshot wound on the living room floor of his apartment in the 100 block of South Overbrook Avenue shortly after 4:05 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident marks Trenton’s first homicide of 2023: BREAKING NEWS: Trenton Suffers Its 1st Homicide of 2023 (Jan 16th). The Victim Has Been ID as Donnell William's, Of Trenton. Age 29 Our thoughts & Prayers To His Family Posted…
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Human Remains Found In Garbage Bag At Trenton Home
A landlord found a decomposed body inside a garbage bag at a Trenton home during the afternoon on Friday, Dec. 23, authorities said. The remains were discovered in a property on the 600 block of Beatty Street, Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Casey DeBlasio told Daily Voice. An autopsy will be performed by the Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner's Office. The investigation is being led by the Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department. No further details were released.
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Son Arrested For Brutal Murder Of 82-Year-Old Father: Mercer County Prosecutor
A Mercer County man was arrested for murder after brutally stabbing his 82-year-old father, authorities said. Joelle Jackson, 54, was charged with murder and weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri announced in a release alongside local officials on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Police responded to a stabbing at an apartment in the 700 block of Denow Road in Hopewell Township around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, and found Ishmeal Jackson, 82, on the kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds, Onofri said. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene. A follow-up investigation by…
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Man Found Shot To Death In Trenton SUV: Authorities
A man was found shot to death in an SUV in Trenton on Thursday, Nov. 17, authorities said. Trenton Police officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation near the 800 block of Carteret Avenue found a white Mercedes that had been hit with several bullets and a man fatally shot in the driver’s seat around 1:30 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Public Information Officer Casey A. DeBlasio said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending family notification. ALSO SEE: One Killed, Two Wounded In Home Invasion Triple Shooting In Trenton The inve…
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One Killed, Two Wounded In Home Invasion Triple Shooting In Trenton: Prosecutor
One man was killed and two others wounded in what investigators say was a home invasion in Trenton Wednesday evening. 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 mult…
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Homicide Investigation Underway After Body Of 57-Year-Old Trenton Man Found In House Fire
The body of a 57-year-old Trenton man was found as firefighters doused a residential blaze on Sunday, Oct. 24, initiating a homicide investigation, authorities said. The fire broke out at a home on the first block of Summer Street just after midnight, the Mercer County Homicide Task Force said in a joint release with the Trenton Police Department. Crews doused the blaze and found the body of 57-year-old Trenton resident Brian Wharton on the first floor, investigators said. Wharton had been staying at the residence where the fire occurred. The circumstances surrounding the fire and Wharto…
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NJ Track Star Daveigh Brooks Killed In Shooting
A 25-year-old New Jersey track star was shot and killed while behind the wheel of a vehicle Monday, Oct. 10, authorities said. Daveigh Brooks, of Ewing, was found having suffered gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of a black Ford fusion parked in the middle of Greeley Alley in Trenton around 9:25 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Brooks was a clear star on the track ever since he was a child, those who knew him tell Daily Voice. In high school, Brooks won races and titles for Burlington City High School. He went on to run at Bloomfield…
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33-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Trenton: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old man was shot and killed in Trenton afternoon on Sunday, Oct 9, authorities said. Officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation in the first block of Ewing Street found Daquan Brown lying on the ground at Kersey Alley with a gunshot wound to the shoulder around 3:10 p.m., the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. Brown, of Trenton, was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406. Inform…
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Services Set For Slain NJ Mom, State IT Employee Corrine Episcopo-Daniels
Funeral services have been set for 41-year-old Corrine Episcopo-Daniels, whose death is being investigated as a homicide. According to her obituary, Corrine was the first girl to play in the 6/11 Little League Baseball League and later went on to work for the New Jersey Office of Technology for 23 years. She was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. She was a "creative soul." She was a loving mom, and leaves behind her son, Stephen Daniels, her obit reads. A memorial service for loved ones is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 at the Buklad-Merlino Memorial Home in Hamilton from 11 a.m. t…
Police & Fire
Woman's Body Found In Trenton Basement
Authorities have launched what they say is a “suspicious death” investigation after a body was apparently found in the basement of a Mercer County home. Trenton Police responding to a call for a well-being check found the body in the basement of a Park Avenue residence after forcing entry on Wednesday, Sept. 21, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The woman was identified as Corrine Daniels, 41. 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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Hamilton Man, 31, Killed In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
A 31-year-old man from Hamilton was shot and killed in Trenton on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 20, authorities confirmed. Trenton Police officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation near Howard and Hancock streets found Keenan Anthony Trower with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest around 7:50 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Trower was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task…
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Murder In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
A suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a double-shooting that claimed the life of a man in Trenton earlier this month, authorities announced. Anthony Smith, 42, was charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, and certain persons not to possess a weapon, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release on Monday, Sept. 12. Investigators found Smith, of Trenton, to be the gunman who shot and killed Rasheed Barlow, 35, and a 38-year-old man, on the 200 block of Spring Street around 7:30 p.m. on…
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Ewing Man Shot, Killed In Trenton: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Ewing man was shot and killed in Trenton on Sunday, Sept. 11, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to a Shot Spotter activation on the 300 block of Garfield Avenue found Chron Jenks with a gunshot wound to the chest around 5 a.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release with local officials. Jenks was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after, Onofri said. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6…
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South Jersey Man, 30, Shot Dead Moments After Answering Knock At Door, Prosecutor Says
A 30-year-old South Jersey man was shot and killed moments after he answered a knock at his door, authorities said. Christopher MacLeod was found with several gunshot wounds near a grassy patch as officers responded to the shooting report at an apartment on Midway Lane in Ewing just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. MacLeod was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a few hours later. Investigators say MacLeod was home when he heard a knock at his door. He answered the door and the shots were heard “moments la…
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‘Severely Burned’ Body Found Near NJ Cemetery, Investigation Underway: Prosecutor
An investigation is underway after a “severely burned” body was found near a New Jersey cemetery, authorities said. Officers responding to the area of Clover Avenue in Hamilton Township found severely burned human remains around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, July 26, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Hamilton Police Division are leading the investigation. An autopsy is pending. 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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Brothers, Ewing Deli Workers Targeted In Deadly Double-Shooting: Prosecutor (
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Two brothers and deli workers were targeted in a shooting at their Ewing workplace in which one of them did not survive, authorities said. Officers responding to the shooting report inside Priori’s Deli at 301 Hillcrest Ave. found the brothers with gunshot wounds around 6:10 a.m. on Monday, June 6, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release alongside local officials. Both victims were rushed to a local hospital, where Oscar Palacios, 54, of Trenton, was pronounced dead, Onofri said. His brother, a 57-year-old Hamilton man and fellow deli worker, remains hospitalized, autho…
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Teen Killed In Trenton Stabbing: Prosecutor
A teen was killed in a late-night stabbing in Trenton, authorities confirmed. Officers responding to the 800 block of Beatty St. found Dreiby Osorio, 16, with multiple stab wounds around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a release alongside local officials. Osorio, of Trenton, was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later, Onofri said. The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or …
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Man Killed, Another Hurt In Trenton Double-Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A 25-year-old man was killed and another man hurt in a double-shooting in Trenton, authorities said. Officers responding to three Shot Spotter activations on the 100 block of West Hanover Street found Ali Abdullah lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound around 1 a.m. on Sunday, May 22, the Mercer County Homicide Task Force said in a joint release with the Trenton Police Department. Abdullah, of Trenton, was rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Abdullah was also found wearing a mask and latex gloves, according to a social medi…
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