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Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting
Community Grieves Loss Of Beloved Central Jersey Man Killed In Trenton Double-Shooting The local community is grieving the heartbreaking loss of a beloved Central Jersey man killed in a double-shooting in Trenton earlier this week. Willingboro resident Ja’Quir Queen, 26, was found with multiple gunshot wounds near the Fast Trac gas station on Mulberry Street as officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation shortly before 12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, DailyVoice.com reported. He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after. A second victim — a 23-year-old Hamilton man — was shot in the calf and taken to a nearby hospital in a privat…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
1 Killed, Another Hurt In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor 1 Killed, Another Hurt In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor
1 Killed, Another Hurt In Trenton Double-Shooting: Prosecutor One man was killed and another injured in a double-shooting in Trenton, authorities confirmed. Police responding to a Shot Spotter activation near the Fast Trac gas station on Mulberry Street found Jaquir Queen, 26, of Willingboro, suffering from several gunshot wounds shortly before midnight on Wednesday, April 6, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Queen was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said. A second victim — a 23-year-old Hamilton man — was shot in the calf and taken to a nearby …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16 Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16
Pair Arrested In Double-Slaying Of Trenton Brothers, Ages 8, 16 A Mercer County fugitive and a Pennsylvania woman have been arrested in connection with this week's fatal shooting of two young brothers in Trenton, authorities said. With the help of U.S. Marshals, Dajuan "Bando" Kelley, 26, of Ewing Township was arrested on Friday in Hampton, Georgia, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J.. Onofri. Kelley's alleged accomplice, Destanie Ellis, 29, of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Thursday in Trenton, the prosecutor said. Johnny Perez, 8, and Gustavo Perez, 16, were struck and killed on Tuesday night when eight shots were fired i…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence'
Murphy: Trenton Brothers' Shooting Deaths 'Despicable, Cowardly, Senseless Gun Violence' Gov. Phil Murphy called the deaths of two brothers in their Mercer County home a "despicable and cowardly shooting." The governor offered his "deepest condolences" to family and friends of Gustavo Perez, 16, and Johnny Perez, 8, calling them “two young precious boys who were murdered (Tuesday) in Trenton in an act of senseless gun violence.” Murphy mourned the Perez brothers during his daily coronavirus briefing on Thursday. No arrests have been made in the shooting in which police say six shots were fired. Murphy added, "We remain focused and must remain focused on ending the scourge of …

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by Jon Craig