Body Found In Trenton Parking Lot With Cuts On Head, Face: Prosecutor

A suspicious death is under investigation in Trenton, authorities said.

500 block of Chestnut Avenue
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09/29/2023 1:24 p.m.

The victim had not been positively identified, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri.

At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, Trenton police responded to the 500 block of Chestnut Avenue on the Swan Street side of an abandoned parking lot where they found an unresponsive Hispanic male with several large cuts to his head and face, Onofri said.

He was found next to an abandoned delivery truck that was parked in the lot and pronounced dead at the scene, the prosecutor said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact MCHTF Detective Andrew DiStefano at (609) 346-1402 or Sgt. Roberto Reyes at (609) 256-0997. Information can also be emailed to mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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