Trenton Man, 23, Fatally Shot In Alley

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating an early morning shooting that left one person dead in Trenton, authorities said.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Niagara Alley early Wednesday. (Video: Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton
Photo Credit: *Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton*

Jon Craig

07/15/2020 11:20 a.m.

At 12:19 a.m. Wednesday, Trenton Police Department received a Shot Spotter activation reporting several gun shots from the rear of 828 Edgewood Ave. in Niagara Alley, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Trenton patrol officers found 23-year-old Jahson Phillips on Niagara Alley, suffering from gunshot wounds to the torso, the statement said.

Phillips was later pronounced dead by Capital Health Regional Medical Center personnel.

Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton posted this video of the shooting scene.

The Mercer County Homicide Task Force and the Trenton Police Department continue to investigate. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call 609-989-6406 or email mchtftips@mercercounty.org.

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