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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, DailyVoice.com reported.
Capers was identified following investigation of surveillance footage and a canvas of the area, which turned up several shell casings and some clothing articles.
He was then required to provide a DNA sample, which was determined to match the profile found on a tank top at the scene, authorities said.
Barnes was arrested Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, and was being held in the Mercer County Correction Center pending trial.
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