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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…
Trenton Brothers Shot Dead: Ages 16, 8
UPDATED: Two brothers, ages 16 and 8, were fatally shot late Tuesday inside their home in Trenton, authorities said.
Johnny Perez, 8, and Gustavo Perez, 16, were struck and killed when shots were fired through a second-floor window, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
The suspects remained at large.
Trenton Police Director Sheilah Coley said the home was targeted but not necessarily the boys who were each shot once.
The shooting deaths mark the 34th and 35th homicides this year in the state capital, more than double all of 2019 -- when there were 16 homicides, a…
