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Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say Bloods Leader Killed In Trenton Shooting, Authorities Say
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,…
Suspect Charged In Deadly Shooting Of 37-Year-Old Trenton Man, Prosecutor Says Suspect Charged In Deadly Shooting Of 37-Year-Old Trenton Man, Prosecutor Says
Suspect Charged In Deadly Shooting Of 37-Year-Old Trenton Man, Prosecutor Says A suspect has been identified and charged nearly two years after the deadly shooting of a 37-year-old Trenton man, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 29. Dwayne Capers, 28, was charged with first-degree murder and several weapons offenses following a four-count indictment returned by a Mercer County grand jury, prosecutors said. Capers, of Trenton, is accused of fatally shooting Dontae Barnes, who was found with several gunshot wounds and pronounced dead as officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation near Oakland Street and Hoffman Avenue around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, …
US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Headshot US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Headshot
US Marshals Arrest Trenton Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Headshot U.S. Marshals and a Trenton SWAT team arrested a 25-year-old fugitive in a fatal daytime shooting, authorities said. Ravel Stokes, 25, was apprehended on Friday morning and is charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.  Stokes is charged in the death of Yuell Moore, 29, on March 25, 2020, Onofri said. He was taken into custody without incident at his Oakland Street residence by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Re…
US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting
US Marshals Arrest Mercer County Fugitive, 25, In Fatal Trenton Shooting A 25-year-old fugitive from Hamilton Township has been arrested with assistance from U.S. Marshals and a Mercer County SWAT team in connection with a fatal shooting in Trenton, authorities said. Quintin Thompson was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery, weapons offenses and theft of movable property, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said on Monday. The arrest was made in connection with the Nov. 28 shooting death of Omar Billups, according to Onofri. A warranted search was made on Saturday of Thompson’s Whitehorse Avenue…
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…
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…